Public holiday - Monday 25th September
We will be closed on Monday 25th September for the public holiday
A new data protection law was introduced on 25th May 2018. As a result, we've updated our Privacy Notice to make it easier for you to find out how we use, process and protect your information.
Argyll and Bute Council will act as the ‘Data Controller’ for the personal data you provide to us. The Data Protection Officer, who is responsible for ensuring personal data is managed in accordance with data protection legislation, can be contacted as follows:
Address: Governance, Risk and Safety Manager, Argyll and Bute Council, Legal and Regulatory Support, Kilmory, Lochgilphead PA31 8RT.
Email: data.protection@argyll-bute.gov.uk
Telephone: 01546 605522
Your information is being collected to use for the following purposes:
The information collected about you will include:
We rely on the following provision of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) as the lawful basis for processing your personal data:
Some checks may require the processing of special category data and criminal convictions data. The lawful bases for this processing are shown below:
Relevant legislation: The Immigration and Asylum Act 1999, Section 20
Your information will be shared with the following recipients or categories of recipient:
All of the information we collect from you will be processed by staff in the United Kingdom.
Your personal data will not be shared with anyone else unless there is a legal obligation for us to do so.
You should also be aware that your data will be stored on servers located within the United Kingdom. We will take all reasonable steps to ensure that your data is kept securely and more information on how we do this is provided on the Council website (www.argyll-bute.gov.uk) or can be provided by contacting the Data Protection Officer.
We will keep your information for a period of 1 year from the date of arrival, after this your personal information will be securely destroyed.
More information on our retention and disposal arrangements can be provided by contacting the Data Protection Officer.
Please note that you have the following rights:
You can find out more about your rights in relation to data protection here: www.argyll-bute.gov.uk/data-protection or from the Data Protection Officer by telephone or in writing, as detailed above.
The ICO is the UK’s independent body set up to uphold information rights.
Information Commissioner’s Office
Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF
Telephone: 0303 123 1113
Email: casework@ico.org.uk
The Information Commissioner’s Office – Scotland
45 Melville Street, Edinburgh, EH3 7HL
Telephone: 0303 123 1115
Email: Scotland@ico.org.uk
If you would like more information about the Ukrainian Resettlement Programme please contact
Morag Brown, Argyll and Bute Council
Morag.brown@argyll-bute.gov.uk