Delivering the annual canvass - England

Are there any other data protection considerations?

When processing information in connection with the national data match step you must adhere to any requirements that have been imposed by the Minister for the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.1 The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government may provide further guidance on any such requirements.2   

Additionally, any data used or processed in connection with the national data match step must be stored securely and processed in accordance with data protection legislation. You should also ensure that your privacy notices and data retention schedules reflect the processing of data for the national and local data match step.

Our data protection guidance for EROs and ROs provides guidance in relation to privacy notices, along with advice about your role as data controller and a checklist to help inform the content of data sharing agreements.