Performance of a contract

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

Staff application for an apprenticeship

The Council is the data controller for purposes of the Data Protection Act (2018) and EU General Data Protection Regulation as of May 2018 and is registered as a data controller with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) under registration number Z5840053.

Brighton & Hove City Council are committed to protecting your personal information. As a data controller we have a responsibility to make sure you know why and how your personal information is being collected in accordance with relevant data protection law.

Why we are processing your data

We are collecting your data for the purpose of providing you with an apprenticeship training programme.

We have a legal basis for collecting this data as either:

  • you have opted to enter into a contract with us to deliver the above should you be successful
  • it is considered necessary to enable us to carry out our tasks, functions, duties or powers or to perform a task carried out in the public interest

We may collect data concerning health to ensure as an employer we can make any reasonable adjustments in the workplace. We may also share with the training provider so they can make any reasonable adjustments to delivering the apprenticeship.

Your data may be shared with:

  • your team and service managers
  • an apprenticeship approval panel in order to evaluate your application
  • the training provider for you to access their apprenticeship programme
  • the Apprenticeship Service in order to access the ESFA funding  

We will hold your data for a period of six years from the date you leave the council.

Your information rights

Under GDPR you have certain rights concerning your information.

Check your rights in relation to your personal information.

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. 

This Privacy Notice will be subject to review when there is a change.