North Somerset Council is registered with the Information Commissioner’s Office for the purposes of processing personal data. The business rates service is administrated on behalf of North Somerset Council by our partner Liberata UK Ltd.
Privacy notice – business rates
The information you provide will be held and used in accordance with the requirements of UK and European data protection law. The information will form part of your business rates account, and held for six years after the closure and final action on that account.
Unless otherwise agreed with you, we will only collect the minimum personal data required to deliver the service, which includes your name, address, email address and contact telephone number(s). It does not include any special category data or information related to criminal convictions.
The information will be used in the administration of business rates our statutory duty under the Local Government Finance Act 1988, in accordance with Article 6(1)(c) of GDPR. We will not use your personal information in a way that may cause you unwarranted nuisance. Failure to provide the information could result in the incorrect administration of your council tax account.
The information provided will be shared with the DWP and HMRC, who have demonstrated that they have a lawful and legitimate interest in the information, due to the official authority they hold. Your data is never shared or processed outside of the UK.
We may lawfully disclose information to public sector agencies to prevent or detect fraud or other crime, or to support the national fraud initiatives and protect public funds under the Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014. Under the conditions of the Digital Economy Act 2017, we may also share personal data provided to us with other public authorities as defined in the Act, for the purposes of fraud or crime detection or prevention, to recover monies owed to us, to improve public service delivery, or for statistical research. We do not share the information with other organisations for commercial purposes.
If you have any questions or concerns about the way we process your personal data, contact our Data Protection Officer at DPO@n-somerset.gov.uk