What rights do I have?
Under the UK GDPR you have the right to:
- prevent processing for the purpose of direct marketing
- object to decisions being taken by automated means
- in certain circumstances, have inaccurate personal data rectified, blocked, erased or destroyed
- claim compensation for damages caused by a breach of the Data Protection regulations
If you wish to make use of any of these rights, please contact the council’s Data Protection Officer by emailing informationgovernance@wyre.gov.uk or by writing to us at the address in the next section
You also have the right to request information that we hold about you. To make a request for a copy of your personal information, please fill in our online form: Subject access request | Applicant – Wyre Council stating the information that you would like to receive. Or you can write to us at the address below. To make sure that we are giving out personal information only to the right people, we will ask you for copies of identity documentation such as:
- current passport
- birth certificate
- unexpired photo card driving licence (full or provisional)
- utility bill dated within the last three months
- council tax bill for current year
- unexpired old style paper driving licence
- bank statement dated within the last three months
- benefits agency/state pension correspondence (on letter header paper) dated within the last three months