Skin piercing and other special treatment registration privacy statement

Why we collect information about you

We collect information to undertake the issue of Personal and Premises Registrations for Acupuncture, Tattooing, Semi-Permanent Skin-Colouring, Cosmetic Piercing and Electrolysis.

This is undertaken by the council in accordance with Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1982 Part VIII and as amended by the Local Government Act 2003 section 120.

What information do we collect about you?

We collect:

  • Your full name
  • Your date of birth
  • Your contact details
  • The place/s where your work
  • The contact details of where you work
  • Information on any convicted offence under the relevant Acts
  • Relevant registration or licensing history from other authorities

Who do we share the information with?

  • Internal council departments who require access to your information for the purpose of administration, regulation and law enforcement. From time to time we may share your information with other council departments if the law allows us to do so.
  • Gloucestershire Constabulary – occasionally we get requests from the police to for information that will assist them in investigating and preventing crime. We can share your information with the police if the law allows us too.
  • Cabinet Office (as part of the National Fraud Initiative). The council has a legal duty to submit information to the government as part of the National Fraud Initiative (NFI).You can read about the type of information we have to disclose to the NFI on their website.
  • HM Revenue & Customs - The council has a statutory duty under schedule 23 of the Finance Act 2011 to submit returns to the HMRC.
  • The magistrates court to ascertain previous convictions
  • Following the granting of registration where we obtain written permission from you the details of certificated name, place of work, registration number and the registered activities undertaken will be displayed on the Council website.

Is any information transferred to or stored on servers based outside the European Economic Area?

No.

How long do we keep your information?

We keep information about you for the lifetime of the operation being undertaken.

Where a registered person or premises informs us the registered activity has changed or is no longer taking place or the property is no longer operating the registration data will be removed after 6 years.  

Who do we collect information from?

  • The applicant
  • Other local authorities where you have worked

What are the consequences if we do not collect the data?

The council will be unable to fulfil its statutory obligation to register Personal and Premises Registrations for Acupuncture, Tattooing, Semi-Permanent Skin-Colouring, Cosmetic Piercing and Electrolysis.

Are any decisions about you made by automatic means?

No.