Privacy notices - Fuel Support Payment
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Purpose
Fuel Support Payment -
Description
The Scottish Government Fuel Support Payment is intended to provide additional financial support to people living on low incomes.
The Council makes these payments on behalf of the Scottish Government and must process personal data including bank details to do so. We will use existing data and the evidence uploaded by you to verify the information provided and to detect fraudulent claims.
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If you don't give us your information
If you don’t provide personal data we will be unable to pay the fuel support payment into your bank account and payment will be credited to your council tax account if you have one.
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Conditions for processing personal information
Official Authority. We process personal data because we have authority to do so (Article 6(1)(e) of GDPR).
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Your rights
- View personal data
- Change personal data
- Delete personal data
- Restrict processing of personal data
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Who we share your information with
Information is shared with the Scottish Government.
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How long we hold your information
The current year plus 6 years.
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Automated processing
Your personal information is not subject to automated decision making or profiling.
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Data controller
The data controller is The Highland Council
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Data Protection Officer
Data Protection Officer
Highland Council Headquarters
Glenurquhart Road
Inverness
IV3 5NX
01463 702029 -
Supervisory authority
If you are unhappy with the way we have processed your personal information you can contact the Information Commissioner:
Information Commissioner's Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF
Tel: 0303 123 1113
https://ico.org.uk/global/contact-us/