Sharing of information

The city council complies with the provisions of the Data Protection Act. As such we will only use the information you provide for the purposes for which we are registered.

Under government legislation, the council has to collect and monitor staff statistics to make sure government money is targeted and spent in the best way. To help us find out more how people are using initiatives such as New Deal, we will be sharing information on new starters with the Jobcentre and other relevant agencies.

This will be done in line with our entry under the Data Protection Act 1998 and we will only share information from you that is relevant and no more than we need. It will be held securely, used only for statistical purposes and will be destroyed when no longer needed. It will only be given to third parties where it is legal to do so.

Applicants can opt out of this if they wish to.

This page was last updated on 3 October 2009