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Data and Information

Information is a key resource for Mendip District Council and in order to improve our delivery of services to the citizens of Mendip, it is essential that the information the Council holds is properly managed, kept secure and up to date.

Mendip District Council takes very seriously the management of personal data, along with all the information it collects as an organisation. The council manages vast amounts of information about its staff, suppliers, service users and all of the many individuals who live, work or have an interest in Mendip.

Data Protection Policy

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To find out how the Council handles the personal data that it processes, and complies with data protection regulations, please see our Data Protection Policy.

Information Rights

  1. The Right of Access
  2. The Right to Rectification
  3. The Right to Erasure
  4. The Right to Restrict Processing
  5. The Right to Data Portability
  6. The Right to Object
  7. Rights in Relation to Automated Decision Making and Profiling

Your Privacy

  1. What you can do with your information
  2. Who do we share your information with?
  3. How Councillors will use your information
  4. How do we protect your information?
  5. How long do we keep your personal information?
  6. Why we use your personal information
  7. Service Area Privacy Notices

Performance Management

  1. Quarterly Reports and Performance for 2021/22
  2. Quarterly Reports and Performance for 2020/21

Transparency Code

The Transparency Code was issued in 2014 to meet the Government's aspiration to place more power into citizens' hands to increase democratic accountability and make it easier for local people to contribute to the decision making process.

Freedom of Information

Information that can be released under the Freedom of Information Act

Finance

Our aim is to deliver value for money in services across the Council.

Environmental Information Regulations

On January 1st 2005 new Environmental Information Regulations, EIR, came into force. These replaced the previous regulations which had been in place since 1992, giving members of the public the right to access environmental information held by public authorities.

Local Statistics

It is important for Mendip District Council to know about its citizens living within the local authority area. To help with this there are a range of data sources available which include census data sets, Indices of Multiple Deprivation, Joint Strategic Needs Assessment and other data sets, all of which enable the council to know more about the makeup of the district.

Equality Duty

An introduction to the Equality Duty and Mendip District Council.

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