Website and telephone payments Sunday 19 May
Our website and telephone payment systems are unavailable between 9am and 2pm on Sunday 19 May. You will not be able to pay for any council services on our website or over the phone during this time.
This privacy notice is designed to help you understand how and why the North Yorkshire local authority fund (NYLAF) processes your personal data.
This notice should be read in conjunction with our corporate privacy notice.
North Yorkshire Council is a ‘data controller’ as defined by Article 4(7) of the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR). The North Yorkshire local assistance fund (‘the fund’) supports vulnerable adults to move into or remain in the community, and to help families under pressure to stay together.
The council has appointed Veritau Ltd to be its data protection officer. Their contact details are:
Information Governance Office
Veritau
West Offices
Station Rise
York
North Yorkshire
YO1 6GA
Email: infogov@northyorks.gov.uk
Tel: 01904 552848
The fund collects the following personal information:
From our partner organisations (i.e. charities and other third sector organisations, front line council services, treatment and prevention services):
From applicants:
For audit purposes the fund requires:
This can take the form of various documentary evidence including passport, drivers licence, utility bills, correspondence from the DWP, bank statements and so on. The partner organisation supporting the applicant has a full list of acceptable documentary evidence.
The fund collects your personal information to determine if you are eligible to receive an award from the fund. The fund has a limited budget each year and it needs to ensure that support is directed at those most in need. As a result, there are strict limits on who can apply, what they can apply for, and how often they can apply.
The council currently hold a contract with family fund business services (an external third party organisation) who administer the fund on the council’s behalf. In order to fulfil the requirements of this contract, family fund business services process personal data on behalf of the council.
The council retains this data for 6 years plus the duration of the current financial year upon application as per the limitations act.
The council is processing your personal information in order to fulfil, or seek to enter into, a contract with you.
The council is processing your special category data for reasons of substantial public interest i.e providing the fund to vulnerable individuals.
For more information about how we use your data, including your privacy rights and the complaints process, please see our corporate privacy notice.