Privacy notices - Insurance claims privacy notice

Updated: 8 August 2025

Contents

The type of personal information we collect

We currently collect and process the following information:

  • name
  • address
  • email address
  • date of birth
  • National Insurance number
  • phone number
  • bank details

We may also collect special category data including:

  • health and medical information

How we get the personal information and why we have it

Most of the personal information we process is provided to us directly by you for one of the following reasons:

  • to administer your claim and for the prevention and detection of fraud
  • to deliver the service, or handle your query
  • to plan and improve the service we offer

The information provided will only be processed for the purpose of dealing with your insurance claim.

We also receive personal information indirectly, from the following sources in the following scenarios:

  • central government agencies
  • other local authorities
  • health and social care providers
  • police and probation services
  • independent legal advisors
  • insurers and their associated claim handlers, including loss adjusters
  • commissioned partners
  • family members
  • personal data is supplied by claimants or their legal or other representatives (for example insurers) in pursuance (or defence) of claims

How the law allows us to use your personal information

The council has various statutory duties, such as those included in, but not limited to:

Lawful basis for processing

Under the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR), the lawful basis for processing is Article 6 UK GDPR:

  • (b) process is necessary for the performance of a contract
  • (c) processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which we are subject
  • (e) a task carried out in the public interest

Special category data

Special category data is being processed under Article 9 UK GDPR:

  • (e) processing relates to personal data which are manifestly made public by the data subject
  • (f) exercise or defence of legal claims
  • (g) reasons of substantial public interest
  • (j) to analyse your information

Who we share your information with

We share your information with:

  • solicitors are obliged to use the claims portal for certain claims (such as personal injury claims valued at up to £25,000 and where the incident giving rise to the claim falls on or after 31 July 2013) but from time-to-time this is subject to amendment by law
  • any service area within the council, or a school, against who a claim has been made - the information shared is proportionate and relevant to the claim
  • statistical (anonymised) information will be shared with brokers and insurers in the exercise of purchasing insurance
  • statistical (anonymised) information will be disclosed in response to Freedom of Information Act requests

If you want any more details on who we share data with, please contact us by:

We will not sell your personal data to any party.

Making a request

You are not required to pay any charge for exercising your rights. If you make a request, we have 28 days to respond to you.

To make a request, contact us by:

Service adjustments

If you need service adjustments, contact us by: