Who we may share your personal information with
Your personal information may be shared with internal departments or with external partners and agencies involved in delivering services on our behalf. They will only have access to your information on a need to know basis and will only be provided with the minimum amount of personal information required to provide that service.
When we process your personal information, we may share it with other organisations or individuals. We will only share your personal information with third parties where we have a legal basis to do so. The third parties we share your personal information with are determined by the service we are working with to deliver to you or on your behalf, what the law says we must do and in some cases, fulfilling a request received from you to share your personal information. Below are the categories of third parties we may share your personal information with:
- Public Authorities
- The Police
- His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs and the Department for Work and Pensions
- The Insolvency Service
- Law enforcement and the Courts
- The National Health Service
- Other Local Authorities and Public Authorities
- Disclosure checking services
- Members of Parliament and other elected representatives
- Across Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council’s services (on a need to know basis only)
- Non-Public Authorities
- Charitable organisations
- Health care providers
- Housing providers and Private Landlords
- Adoption and fostering agencies
- Employment agencies
- Educational institutions
- Private Service Delivery organisations
- Legal Counsel representing you or the Council
- Utility providers
- Organisations / suppliers providing a service on behalf of the Council
Before we share your personal information, we make sure that those receiving this information understand their legal responsibility, we ensure your information is shared in a secure way, and we only share what is necessary. Before we share your personal information we decide whether the decision to share it is appropriate. We also make sure there is a written agreement between the council and the third party.