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.
Read our Corporate Privacy Notice
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.
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Highwayshttps://www.gateshead.gov.uk/article/24408/Highways-operations-and-engineering-services
Find out how our Highways operations and Engineering Services services use information and why.
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Home school transporthttps://www.gateshead.gov.uk/article/24396/Home-school-transport
Read more within our privacy notice about why Home school transport need your information and how they use it.
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Housing Benefit and Council Taxhttps://www.gateshead.gov.uk/article/9423/Housing-Benefit-and-local-Council-Tax-Support
Find out how and why we use your information for Housing Benefit and Council Tax Support.
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Recruitmenthttps://www.gateshead.gov.uk/article/24414/Human-Resources-Recruitment
Read more within our privacy notice about why Human Resources Recruitment need your information and how they use it.
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IT serviceshttps://www.gateshead.gov.uk/article/24380/IT-services
Read more within our privacy notice about why IT services need your information and how they use it.
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Legal serviceshttps://www.gateshead.gov.uk/article/24363/Legal-services
Read more within our privacy notice about why Legal Services need your information and how they use it.
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Librarieshttps://www.gateshead.gov.uk/article/12169/Libraries
What information Gateshead libraries collect about you and how we use it
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Libraries room bookingshttps://www.gateshead.gov.uk/article/24376/Libraries-room-bookings
Read more within our privacy notice about why Libraries room bookings need your information and how they use it.
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Local discretionary paymentshttps://www.gateshead.gov.uk/article/9425/Local-discretionary-payments
Find out how and why we use your information for local discretionary payments.
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Management and maintenancehttps://www.gateshead.gov.uk/article/22428/Management-and-maintenance
Learn more about how our Council housing team use data.
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My Accounthttps://www.gateshead.gov.uk/article/24821/My-Account
Find out how we use data for My Account, your online customer account
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Neighbourhood Managementhttps://www.gateshead.gov.uk/article/24359/Neighbourhood-Management
Learn more about how our Neighbourhood Management use data.
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Parkinghttps://www.gateshead.gov.uk/article/24407/Parking-and-street-works-including-bus-lane-enforcement
Find out how our parking and street works services use information and why.
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Private Sector Housinghttps://www.gateshead.gov.uk/article/8463/Private-Sector-Housing-and-Housing-Growth-Teams
Learn more about how our Private Sector Housing and Housing Growth Teams Privacy Notice team use data.
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Procurementhttps://www.gateshead.gov.uk/article/24362/Procurement
Who are we and what do we do Corporate Commissioning and Procurement is part of Gateshead Council. We are based at the Civic Centre and provide the following...
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Public healthhttps://www.gateshead.gov.uk/article/8462/Public-health
See how our public health service us information and data.
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Quality Assurance, Safeguarding Children Unithttps://www.gateshead.gov.uk/article/16848/Quality-Assurance-Safeguarding-Children-Unit
Read more within our privacy notice about why the Quality Assurance, Safeguarding Children Unit need your information and how they use it.
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Regent Funeral Services - Council as a processorhttps://www.gateshead.gov.uk/article/24519/Regent-Funeral-Services-Council-as-a-processor
Read more within our privacy notice about why Regent Funeral Services need your information and how they use it.
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Research and Intelligence servicehttps://www.gateshead.gov.uk/article/24787/Research-and-Intelligence-service
Learn about how our Research and Intelligence service use your information.
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School improvement teamhttps://www.gateshead.gov.uk/article/24395/School-improvement-team
Read more within our privacy notice about why the school improvement team need your information and how they use it.
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Services for schoolshttps://www.gateshead.gov.uk/article/24394/Services-for-schools
Learn about how Services for schools collect and use your data.
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Special educational needs and disabilitieshttps://www.gateshead.gov.uk/article/8501/Special-educational-needs-and-disabilities
See how our Special Educational Needs (SEND) team use your information and data.
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Special Educational Needs and Inclusion Team (SENIT)https://www.gateshead.gov.uk/article/24400/Special-Educational-Needs-and-Inclusion-Team-SENIT
Read how Special Educational Needs and Inclusion Team (SENIT) use your information and data.
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Street scene and technical serviceshttps://www.gateshead.gov.uk/article/24370/Street-scene-and-technical-services
Read more within our privacy notice about why street scene and technical services need your information and how they use it.
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Transport and Fleethttps://www.gateshead.gov.uk/article/24368/Transport-and-Fleet
Read more within the Transport and Fleet privacy notice about why they need your information and how they use it.
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UK Community Renewal Fund (CRF)https://www.gateshead.gov.uk/article/18113/UK-Community-Renewal-Fund-CRF
Read more within our privacy notice about why UK Community Renewal Fund need your information and how they use it.
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UK Shared Prosperity Fundhttps://www.gateshead.gov.uk/article/24356/UK-Shared-Prosperity-Fund
Read more within our privacy notice about why UK Shared Prosperity Fund need your information and how they use it.
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Virtual School/ REALAChttps://www.gateshead.gov.uk/article/24401/Virtual-School-REALAC
Read how Virtual School/ REALAC use your information and data.
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Walk and Wheelhttps://www.gateshead.gov.uk/article/24357/Walk-and-Wheel
Read more within our privacy notice about why Walk and Wheel project need your information and how they use it.
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Waste Collection Services, Household Waste and Recycling Centre (HWRC) Bookingshttps://www.gateshead.gov.uk/article/24366/Waste-Collection-Services-Household-Waste-and-Recycling-Centre-HWRC-Bookings
Further information on why Waste Collection Services, Household Waste and Recycling Centre (HWRC) Bookings need your information and how they use it.