Privacy Policy

The Police and Crime Commissioner complies with data protection law (including the General Data Protection Regulation and the Data Protection Act) and is a registered data controller (registration no. Z3594213). We are committed to keeping your personal information accurate and up to date.

The Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) has updated our Privacy Notice to make it easier for you to understand what information is collected about you, why the information is collected, how the information is processed, shared, retained and disposed of. We have also explained our practices in more detail and in a clearer language.

One of the key rights enshrined in the legislation is a right to be informed, which means that the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner (OPCC) must give you detailed information about the ways in which we use, share and store your personal information.

We may need to make changes to our Privacy Notice from time to time, so please continue to check our website for updates. If there are important changes that affect the way we handle your personal data we will contact you directly, in compliance with the requirements of the legislation.

Who are we?

We are the Office of the Police & Crime Commissioner for Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland (the OPCC). In accordance with the UK GDPR and DPA 2018, the PCCs Chief Executive Officer (CEO) is registered as a Data Controller with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO).

The PCC takes the responsibility for handling personal data very seriously; we take great care to ensure that all personal data is handled in accordance with the law to have the public’s trust and confidence in the PCC and the OPCC.

This Privacy Notice will explain:

• How we collect, store, use, disclose (pass on), retain and destroy personal data.
• The steps we take to ensure that that your personal data is kept securely; and
• Your rights regarding your personal data held by the OPCC.

Personal data – what is it?

Personal data is any information about a living individual which allows them to be identified from that data (for example a name, photographs, video, email or personal address, medical conditions, ethnicity, political opinions and criminal convictions.

The processing of personal data in the United Kingdom is governed by the UK GDPR, the DPA 2018 and other key legislation such as the Human Rights Act 1998. The UK GDPR is the prevailing legislation for the processing of personal data by the OPCC as this covers ‘general processing’ rather than processing for law enforcement purposes.

The role of the Data Protection Officer

In accordance with the legislation the OPCC have appointed a Data Protection Officer (DPO) to advise on all data protection compliance matters, and to ensure that your individual rights are upheld.

To be transparent, members of the public and organisations can contact our Data Protection Officer directly to discuss any data protection issues or concerns that they may have.

Our current Data Protection Officer is Steven Morris, Head of Information Management. His contact details are:

Address

Information Management
Leicestershire Police Headquarters,
St Johns
Enderby, Leicestershire. LE19 2BX
Telephone – 0116 248 5222
Email – [email protected]