Under the Care Act 2014, local authorities have new functions. This is to make sure that people who live in their areas:
The Care Act helps to improve people’s independence and wellbeing. It makes clear that local authorities must provide or arrange services that help prevent people developing needs for care and support or delay people deteriorating such that they would need ongoing care and support.
In addition, as a local authority, we have legitimate interest in compiling and sharing information about food service provision in the borough. The aims are twofold: one, to support the voluntary charitable sector and residents involved in the provision of free and low-cost food services, and two, share accurate information about the provision of free or low-cost food to anyone who experiences food insecurity.
The establishment of a Reading Food Partnership would enable joined-up strategic action to support and develop community capacity and greater sustainable food infrastructure in Reading.
The following statement outlines your Privacy Rights in engaging with the Reading Food Partnership.
A list of people who have expressed an interest in being involved in consultations, focus groups, mailing lists, meetings and to receive invitation to meetings/events/various information relating to food activities in Reading. Free and low cost food services will be listed on the Reading Service Guide and Reading Borough Council websites with the consent of service providers.
We hold the following information:
Two distribution lists will be held to share food-related information in Reading:
The data is stored in a secured shared area on secure encrypted systems.
The area where the data is stored is accessed by a limited number of users; Reading Borough Council staff working for the Public Health and Wellbeing Team, part of Adult Care and Health Services.
The Lawful Basis for this initiative is “With the consent of the Data Subject”.
You have the right to withdraw consent at any time, by notifying us in writing to sabine.mayeux@reading.gov.uk
Under the (UK) GDPR we have a legal duty to pass information to third party organizations such as the Police, The Department of Work and Pensions and antifraud agencies for the purposes of preventing and detecting crime, or for antifraud purposes if they request it.
Your right of access – You have the right to ask us for copies of your personal information. You can make a Subject Access Request please follow this link for more information READING BOROUGH COUNCIL
Your right to rectification – You have the right to ask us to rectify personal information you think is inaccurate. You also have the right to ask us to complete information you think is incomplete.
Your right to erasure – You have the right to ask us to erase your personal information in certain circumstances.
Your right to restriction of processing – You have the right to ask us to restrict the processing of your personal information in certain circumstances.
Your right to object to processing – You have the the right to object to the processing of your personal information in certain circumstances.
Your right to data portability – You have the right to ask that we transfer the personal information you gave us to another organisation, or to you, in certain circumstances.
You have a right to complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) if you are unhappy with how your personal information has been handled by RBC. They can be contacted at: Information Commissioner’s Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF
Helpline number: 0303 123 1113 ICO
Website: https://www.ico.org.uk
You are not required to pay any charge for exercising your rights. If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you.
Please contact us at IGTeam@reading.gov.uk if you wish to make a request to exercise your rights.
The Reading Borough Council Data Protection Officer (DPO) is Nayana George who can be contacted via IGTeam@reading.gov.uk if you have any Data Protection Issues with this service.