Data Protection

This personal information must be handled properly under Data Protection legislation. The legislation regulates the way that we handle ‘personal data’ that we collect in the course of carrying out our functions and gives certain rights to people whose ‘personal data’ we may hold.

Personal data means any recorded information held by us and from which a living individual can be identified. It will include a variety of information, including names, addresses, telephone numbers, photographs of people and other personal details. It will include any expression of opinion about a living individual or any indication of our intentions about that individual.

We are registered with the Information Commissioner to process personal data and are named as a data controller under the register kept by the Information Commissioner.

We will ensure that:

• everyone managing and handling personal information understands that they are responsible for following good data protection practice
• there is someone with specific responsibility for data protection in the organisation
• staff who handle personal information are appropriately supervised and trained
• methods of handling personal information are regularly assessed and evaluated
• any disclosure of personal data will be in compliance with approved procedures
• we take all necessary steps to ensure that personal data is kept secure at all times against unauthorised or unlawful loss or disclosure.

You can find out more about how we process personal data in our General privacy notice below. Our Appropriate Policy Document sets out how we will protect special category and criminal convictions personal data can also be found below.

Under Data Protection legislation you are entitled to find out what personal information we hold about you.  

If you would like a copy of the personal information that we hold about you, please contact the Senior Officer, Freedom of Information and Data Protection using the contact form or by email: information@artscouncil.org.uk

Or by post to:



 

Senior Officer, Freedom of Information and Data Protection 

Arts Council England

49 Lever Street

Manchester, M1 1FN

You can find out more about Data Protection legislation on the Information Commissioner’s website