Legal basis

What legal basis do we use to process your personal data

We will only process your personal data if there is a legal reason to do so. We may rely on:

Your consent – if we rely on your consent to process your information you may withdraw your consent at any time by contacting the Data Protection Officer for the relevant part of government
The need to meet a legal obligation in carrying out our statutory functions
The need to meet a request you have made for information or a service
The need to prevent or investigate suspected or actual violations of the law
The need to protect public interest
The need to retain information for historical or archiving purposes by the Public Record Office under the Public Records Act 1999 – more information on retention is available from the Public Record Office