How we process and share your data
Unless otherwise agreed with you, Wyre Council (the data controller) will only collect the minimum personal data required to deliver our services to you. This may include the payment of invoices received from our suppliers or to request payment for council services you have requested. The information collected may include your name, address, contact telephone numbers and bank account details where required. The information collected will not include any special category personal information, or information relating to criminal convictions or offences.
The information provided may be shared with His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs, who have demonstrated that they have a lawful and legitimate interest in this information, for the purposes of carrying out an inspection on our accounts. Your information may also be shared with our external auditors, to fulfil our legal obligations to be audited on our accounts.
We may also lawfully disclose information to other public sector agencies to prevent or detect fraud or other crime. The council also participates in the National Fraud Initiative (NFI) data matching exercise carried out by the Cabinet Office to assist the prevention and detection of fraud against the council and organisations within the public sector. The use of data by the Cabinet Office in this data matching exercise is carried out with statutory authority under part 6 of the Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014.