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Privacy notices

Information about when and how we process personal information about you and for what purposes.​

Gateshead Council is a data controller under the Data Protection Act. We collect personal information to provide services and to meet our statutory obligations. This could be when you apply for or receive our services, living in or visiting the borough or using our website. Our corporate privacy notice gives a general overview of our responsibilities and processes regarding personal data as well as explaining your personal data rights.

Each service that we provide or you engage with also has its own privacy notice. These explain in detail how services use your information and the legal basis for this use. They are collected below and can be searched using the search bar.

    There are 18 results.
    • Adult Social Care
      https://www.gateshead.gov.uk/article/21049/Adult-Social-Care-Privacy-Notice

      View how Adult Social Care collect your data, and how they use this information.

    • Care Call Privacy Notice
      https://www.gateshead.gov.uk/article/25174/Care-Call-Privacy-Notice

      Read more about why Care Call need your information and how they use it.

    • Children with Disabilities Privacy Notice
      https://www.gateshead.gov.uk/article/16851/Children-with-Disabilities-Privacy-Notice

      Read more within our privacy notice about why Children with Disabilities need your information and how they use it.

    • Children's Social Care and Early Help Services Privacy Notice
      https://www.gateshead.gov.uk/article/16850/Children-s-Social-Care-and-Early-Help-Services-Privacy-Notice

      Read more about why Children's Social Care and Early Help Services needs your information and how they use it.

    • Council Tax
      https://www.gateshead.gov.uk/article/10235/Council-Tax-Privacy-Notice

      Read more about why Council Tax need your information and how they use it.

    • Discretionary Housing Payments
      https://www.gateshead.gov.uk/article/22208/Discretionary-Housing-Payments-Privacy-Notice

      Find out how and why we use your information for Discretionary Housing Payments

    • Domestic abuse Privacy Notice
      https://www.gateshead.gov.uk/article/25307/Domestic-abuse-Privacy-Notice

      Read more within our privacy notice about why children's social care domestic abuse team need your information.

    • Family Group Conferencing Service Privacy Notice
      https://www.gateshead.gov.uk/article/16847/Family-Group-Conferencing-Service-Privacy-Notice

      Read more within our privacy notice about why Family Group Conferencing Service need your information and how they use it.

    • Fostering Privacy Notice
      https://www.gateshead.gov.uk/article/8459/Fostering-Privacy-Notice

      Read more within our privacy notice about why fostering services need your information and how they use it.

    • Free school transport
      https://www.gateshead.gov.uk/article/9426/Free-Home-to-School-Transport-Privacy-Notice

      Find out how and why we use your information for free school transport.

    • Free school meals
      https://www.gateshead.gov.uk/article/9424/Free-school-meals-privacy-notice

      Find out how and why we use your information for free school meals.

    • Gateshead Channel Panel Privacy Notice
      https://www.gateshead.gov.uk/article/26135/Gateshead-Channel-Panel-Privacy-Notice

      View how Gateshead Channel Panel collect your data, and how they use this information.

    • Gateshead network of children with disabilities
      https://www.gateshead.gov.uk/article/31862/Gateshead-network-of-children-with-disabilities

      View how the Gateshead network of children with disabilities collect your data, and how they use this information.

    • Gateshead Youth Justice Service Privacy Notice
      https://www.gateshead.gov.uk/article/16849/Gateshead-Youth-Justice-Service-Privacy-Notice

      Read more within our privacy notice about why Gateshead Youth Justice Service need your information and how they use it.

    • HAF (Holiday Activities and Food) plus 2024 privacy notice
      https://www.gateshead.gov.uk/article/28208/HAF-Holiday-Activities-and-Food-plus-2024-privacy-notice

      Who are we and what do we do  HAF plus (Holiday Activities and Food) is part of Gateshead Council. We are based at the Civic Centre, Gateshead. We provide the f...

    • Housing Benefit and Council Tax
      https://www.gateshead.gov.uk/article/9423/Housing-Benefit-and-Local-Council-Tax-Support-privacy-notice

      Find out how and why we use your information for Housing Benefit and Council Tax Support.

    • Local discretionary payments
      https://www.gateshead.gov.uk/article/9425/Local-Discretionary-Payments-Privacy-Notice

      Find out how and why we use your information for local discretionary payments.

    • Quality Assurance, Safeguarding Children Unit Privacy Notice
      https://www.gateshead.gov.uk/article/16848/Quality-Assurance-Safeguarding-Children-Unit-Privacy-Notice

      Read more within our privacy notice about why the Quality Assurance, Safeguarding Children Unit need your information and how they use it.