Parking and bus lane PCN privacy notice

Read our privacy notice for information on how we collect, store and process your data.

There are six lawful bases for holding personal data:

  • consent
  • contract
  • legal obligation
  • vital interests
  • public task
  • legitimate interests

Penalty charge notices (PCN)

The council will hold data in relation to the issuing and processing of penalty charge notices under the lawful basis of public task. This is a public task carried out as part of the council’s legal obligation to manage the road network in the city of Brighton & Hove.

In order to carry out enforcement duties in accordance with the Traffic Management Act 2004, the local authority has to hold the required data to ensure that enforcement and debt recovered is achieved.

The processing of the data to enable penalty charge notices and subsequent procedural documents, to be issued is lawful under Article 6 (c) and 6 (e) of the General Data Protection Regulation.

The data collected in the issuing and processing of penalty charge notices and subsequent procedural documents are only used for the specific purpose for which they are collected, unless when data is lawfully requested for the purpose of crime prevention and investigation, and only kept for as long as needed for that purpose.

Who do we share data with?

NSL 

For the purpose of issuing penalty charge notices and processing of subsequent procedural documents. NSL hold the parking enforcement contract with the council. 

Traffic Enforcement Centre at Northampton County Court 

For the propose of debt recovery when applicable. 

Certificated Enforcement Agency (formerly known as bailiffs) 

For the propose of debt recovery when applicable.

Police 

For the purpose of crime prevention and investigation. Data is only shared upon request from the police and when the relevant legal document is submitted.  

How to get advice or make a complaint 

Data Protection Officer 

If you have a concern about how we collect or use your personal data you can contact the Council’s Data Protection Officer.  

How to make a complaint 

We aim to resolve all complaints about how we handle personal information. You also have the right to make a complaint about data protection to the Information Commissioner's Office.  

Contact them by post: Information Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF or phone 0303 1231 113. 

You can also make a complaint or find out more information on the Commissioner's Office website. 

If your complaint is not about data protection, find details on how to make a complaint about a council service.