Housing allocations policy - Information sharing, confidentiality and data protection

Information received in relation to an application and subsequently sent to registered social housing providers when nominating households to vacant properties, will be treated in confidence in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation. 

Confidential information held about applicants will not be disclosed to third parties apart from:

• where the individual has consented to the disclosure
• where the Council is required by law to make such a disclosure
• where disclosure is made in accordance with a recognised information sharing protocol or for reasons of public protection

The Council has certain duties under the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act with which it will comply. The FOI duty does not apply to registered social housing providers. At all times in this policy ‘the Council’ refers only to Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council.