Legal basis for processing
The Licensing Service uses personal identifiable information about licence holders, applicants, residents and users of the goods and services we licence, to enable us to carry out the council’s statutory responsibilities.
Personal data processed by the service, is done so under Article 6(1)(c) or 6(1)(e) of the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR), where the processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which the council is subject, or, because it is necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest, or in the exercise of official authority.
Any sensitive data (special category data) is only processed when it also falls under condition (a) or (g) of Article 9(2) of the GDPR, for example where the data subject has given explicit consent to the processing of their personal data for one or more specified purposes, or the processing is necessary for reasons of substantial public interest on the basis of legislation for which the team have statutory obligations.
Examples of the legislation under which the service have legal responsibilities include, but is not limited to:
Animal Boarding Establishments Act 1963
Animal Health Act 1981
Animal Welfare Act 2006
Breeding of Dogs Act 1973 + 1991
Breeding and Sale of Dogs (Welfare) Act 1999
Caravan Sites Act 1968
Caravan Sites & Control of Development Act 1960
Country of Lancashire Act 1984
Dangerous Wild Animals Act 1976
Gambling Act 2005
House to House Collections Act 1939
Licensing Act 2003
Local Government (Misc. Prov) Acts 1976 + 1982
Mobile Homes Act 2013
Pet Animals Act 1981
Police Factories, etc. (Misc. Prov) Act 1916
Riding Establishments Act 1964 + 1970
Scrap Metal Dealers Act 2013
Town Police Clauses Act 1849
Zoo Licensing Act 1981
The service also processes criminal offence data under Article 10 of the GDPR and maintains a comprehensive register of criminal convictions. It does so in its official capacity having regard to its enforcement duties.