Trading Standards and Licensing privacy notice

Your personal data

Who we are

We are Bury Council and your privacy is important to us. We aim for full transparency on how we gather, use, and share your personal information in accordance with the UK General Data Protection Regulation.

If you have any concerns about how the Council is handling your personal data, these can be raised with the Council's Data Protection Officer (see contact details at the end of this page).

We keep our privacy notice under regular review and we will place an updated version on this page.

This will help ensure that you are always aware of what information we collect and how we use it.

What we need

We will only collect basic personal data about you which includes your name, address, telephone number, email etc. together with information you have given us and information that we receive from third parties, for example; Citizens Advice, DEFRA, Greater Manchester Police, Immigration Service, Department of Work and Pensions, OPSS, NTSIT, NR3 Database and other Bury Council departments.

Why we need it

For some of our services, we need to use your personal data so we can get in touch, or provide the service. We can also use your personal data under many different laws. The main ones for the Council are the Local Government Acts and the Localism Act 2011, but there are many more. You can see all the laws here in Appendix 1. In many cases there is a law that says we must or we can process your data and we can do so without your consent or permission.

For some services we process your data under a contract e.g. the carrying out of checks through a DBS disclosure and the checking of driving licences through the DVSA.

Where we do not directly provide the service, we may need to pass your personal data onto the organisations that do. These providers are under contract and have to keep your details safe and secure, and use them only to provide the service, for example; DBS, DVSA.

What we do with it

Your personal information will be treated as confidential but it may be shared with other Council services in order to ensure our records are accurate and up-to-date, and to improve the standard of the services we deliver. We will only use your information in ways which are permitted by the UK General Data Protection Regulation and the current UK Data Protection law.

We have a Data Protection regime in place to oversee the effective and secure processing of your personal data. More information on this framework can be found on our data protection and freedom of information areas.

This authority has a duty to protect the public funds it administers, and may use information held about you for all lawful purposes, including but not limited to the prevention and detection of crime including fraud and money laundering.

The Council may also use your information for the purpose of performing any of its statutory enforcement duties. It will make any disclosures required by law and may also share your information with other bodies responsible for detecting/preventing crime including fraud or auditing/administering public funds.

There is also information about your computer hardware and software that is automatically collected by Bury Council. This information can include: your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times and referring Web site addresses. This information is used by Bury Council for the operation of the service, to maintain quality of the service, and to provide general statistics regarding use of the Bury Council Web site.

We will not disclose your personal information to third parties for marketing purposes.

What are your rights

You have the right to:

request a copy of your information (known as a subject access request)
request rectification or erasure of your information,
request a restriction on the processing of your information, and, object to processing of your information,
complain to the Information Commissioner's Office about the way the Council processes your information.
set your browser to remove or reject cookies before using Bury Council website

If you require further information about the use of your data or would like to exercise any of the above rights, please contact us.

Transferring information overseas

In certain circumstances we may transfer your information to organisations in other countries on the basis that anyone to whom we pass it protects it in the same way we would and in accordance with applicable laws.

How long we keep your information

We will keep your information for as long as it is required by us or other regulatory bodies in order to comply with legal and regulatory requirements or for other operational reasons. In most cases this will be a minimum of six years. More information on our retention schedule can be found online.

Website information

Bury Council encourages you to review the privacy statements of web sites you choose to link to from Bury Council so that you can understand how those web sites collect, use and share your information. Bury Council is not responsible for the privacy statements or other content on web sites outside of the Bury Council family of web sites.

Use of cookies

The Bury Council Web site use "cookies" to help you personalise your online experience. A cookie is a text file that is placed on your hard disk by a Website via your web browser. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer. Cookies are uniquely assigned to you, and can only be read by a web server in the domain that issued the cookie to you.

For more information please refer to our cookies page.

Appendix 1 - Relevant legislation

Legislation enforced by Licensing Officers

Licensing Act 2003
Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976 and 1982
Town Police Clauses Act 1847
Air Quality (Taxi and Private Hire Vehicles Database) (England and Wales) Regulations 2019 (SI 2019 No. 885)
Animal Welfare (Licensing of Activities Involving Animals)(England) Regulations 2018
Animal Welfare Act 2006
Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014
Charities Act 1992
Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001 sec 19-28
Dangerous Wild Animals Act 1976
Equality Act 2010
Gambling Act 2005
Greater Manchester Act 1981
Health Act 2006
House to House Collection Act 1939
Lotteries and Amusements Act 1976
Mini Buses Act 1977
Scrap Metal Dealers Act 2013
The Marriages Act 1949
The Marriages and Civil Partnerships (Approved Premises) Regulations 2005
The Marriages and Civil Partnerships (Approved Premises)(Amendment) Regulations 2011
Vehicle (Crime) Act 2001
Zoo Licensing Act 1981

Legislation enforced by Trading Standards Officers

Part 1 - Authorisation for officers enforcing legislation generally:

Administration of Justice Acts 1970 and 1985
African Horse Sickness (England) Regulations 2012
Agriculture (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1968
Animal By-Products (Enforcement) (England) Regulations 2013
Animal Health Act 1981
Animal Welfare Act 2006
Animals Act 1971
Animal Welfare (Licensing of activities involving animals)(England) Regulations 2018
Anti-social Behaviour Act 2003
Biofuel Labelling Regulations 2004
Bluetongue Regulations 2008
Bovines and Bovine Products (Trade) Regulations 1999
Brucellosis (England) Order 2015
Business Protection from Misleading Marketing Regulations 2008
Cancer Act 1939
Cat and Dog Fur (Control of Import, Export and Placing on the Market) Regulations 2008
Cattle Identification Regulations 2007
Children and Families Act 2014
Children and Young Persons (Protection from Tobacco) Act 1991
Children and Young Persons Act 1933
Clean Air Act 1993 - Motor Fuel (Composition and Content) Regs.
Companies Act 2006
Construction Products Regulations 2013
Consumer Contracts (Information, Cancellation and Additional Charges) Regulations 2013
Consumer Credit Act 1974
Consumer Protection Act 1987
Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008
Consumer Rights Act 2015
Cosmetic Products Enforcement Regulations 2013 and the EU Cosmetic Regulation1223/2009
Courts and Legal Services Act 1990
Criminal Justice Act 1988
Customs and Excise Management Act 1979
Detergents Regulations 2010
Diseases of Swine Regulations 2014
EC Fertilisers (England and Wales) Regulations 2006
Education Reform Act 1988
Energy Information Regulations 2011
Energy Performance of Buildings (England and Wales) Regulations 2012
Enterprise Act 2002
Environment Act 1995, as it applies to the Volatile Organic Compounds in Paints, Varnishes and Vehicle Refinishing Products Regulations 2012
Environmental Protection (Microbeads)(England) Regulations 2017
Estate Agents Act 1979
European Communities Act 1972
Explosives Regulations 2014
Fair Trading Act 1973
Financial Services (Distance Marketing) Regulations 2004
Fireworks Act 2003
Fluorinated Greenhouse Gases Regulations 2015
Foot-and-Mouth Disease (Control of Vaccination)(England) Regulations 2006
Forgery and Counterfeiting Act 1981
Fraud Act 2006
General Product Safety Regulations 2005
Hallmarking Act 1973
Health Act 2006
Horse Passports Regulations 2009
Housing Act 2004
Housing and Regeneration Act 2008
Knives Act 1997
Legal Services Act 2007
Licensing Act 2003
Medicines Act 1968
Money Laundering Regulations 2007
Motor Cycle Noise Act 1987
Motor Vehicles (Safety Equipment for Children) Act 1991
Olympic Symbol etc. (Protection) Act 1995
Package Travel, Package Holidays and Package Tours Regulations 1992
Passenger Car (Fuel Consumption and CO2 Emissions Information) Regulations 2001
Performing Animals (Regulation) Act 1925
Prices Act 1974
Protection of Animals Act 1911
Psychoactive Substances Act 2016
Pyrotechnic Articles (Safety) Regulations 2015
Radio Equipment and Telecommunications Terminal Equipment Regulations 2000
REACH Enforcement Regulations 2008
Registered Designs Act 1949
Road Traffic Acts 1988 and 1991
Sheep and Goats (Records, Identification and Movement)(England) Order 2009
Single Use Carrier Bags Charges (England) Order 2015
Standardised Packaging of Tobacco Products Regulations 2015
Textile Products (Labelling and Fibre Composition) Regulations 2012
Theft Act 1968
Timeshare, Holiday Products, Resale and Exchange Contracts Regulations 2010
Tobacco Advertising and Promotion Act 2002
Tobacco and Related Products Regulations 2016
Toys (Safety) Regulations 2011
Trade Descriptions Act 1968
Trade in Animals and Related Products Regulations 2011
Trade Marks Act 1994
Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (England) Regulations 2010
Unsolicited Goods and Services Acts 1971 and 1975
Veterinary Medicines Regulations 2013
Video Recordings Act 1984
Vehicles (Crime) Act 2001
Welfare of Animals at Time of Killing (England) Regulations 2015
Zoonoses (Monitoring) (England) Regulations 2007

Part 2 - Additional list of legislation for food law:

Animals and Animal Products (Examination for Residues and Maximum Residue Limits)(England and Scotland) Regulations 2015
Beef and Veal Labelling Regulations 2010
Country of Origin of Certain Meats (England) Regulations 2015
Food Act 1984
Food and Environment Protection Act 1985
Food for Specific Groups (Information and Compositional Requirements)(England) Regulations 2016
Food Information Regulations 2014
Food Safety Act 1990
Food Safety and Hygiene (England) Regulations 2013
Genetically Modified Organisms (Traceability and Labelling)(England) Regulations 2004
Infant Formula and Follow-on Formula (England) Regulations 2007
Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food)(England) Regulations 2006 in so far as it relates to food law
Official Feed and Food Controls (England) Order 2009 in so far as it relates to food law
Olive Oil (Marketing Standards) Regulations 2014
Organic Products Regulations 2009
Plastic Materials and Articles in Contact with Food (England) Regulations 2009
Poultry meat (England) Regulations 2011
Quick-frozen Foodstuffs (England) Regulations 2007
Scotch Whisky Regulations 2009
Specified Products from China (Restrictions on First Placing on the Market)(England and Wales) Regulations 2008
Spirit Drinks Regulations 2008
Wine Regulations 2011

Part 3 - Additional list of legislation for feed law:

Agriculture Act 1970
Animal Feed (Composition, Marketing and Use)(England) Regulations 2015
Animal Feed (Hygiene, Sampling etc and Enforcement)(England) Regulations 2015
Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food)(England) Regulations 2006 in so far as it relates to feed law
Official Feed and Food Controls (England) Regulations 2009 in so far as it relates to feed law

Part 4 - Additional list of legislation for weights and measures law:

Measuring Instruments Regulations 2016
Non-automatic Weighing Instruments Regulations 2016
Weights and Measures Act 1985
Weights and Measures (Packaged Goods) Regulations 2006

Part 5 - A separate authorisation is required under the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 referring to the following:

Sections 20, 21, 22 and 25 of the 1974 Act;
The following Regulations made under the 1974 Act:
- The Ammonium Nitrate Materials (High Nitrogen Content) Safety Regulations 2003
- The Biocidal Products and Chemicals (Appointment of Authorities and Enforcement) Regulations 2013
- The Dangerous Substances and Explosive Atmospheres Regulations 2002,
- The Explosives Regulations 2014,
- The Petroleum (Consolidation) Regulations 2014, and
The provisions of the following Acts mentioned in Schedule 1 to the 1974 Act;
- Explosives Act 1875
- Public Health Acts 1936 and 1961

Part 6 - A list of legislation falling to be enforced by Unitary Authorities The Ozone-Depleting Substances Regulations 2015:

Redress Schemes for Letting Agencies Work and Property Management Work (Requirement to Belong to a Scheme etc)(England) Order 2014

Part 7 - List of extracted legislation appropriate to animal health and welfare:

African Horse Sickness (England) Regulations 2012
Agriculture (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1968
Agriculture Act 1970
Animal By-Products (Enforcement)(England) Regulations 2013
Animal Health Act 1981
Animal Welfare Act 2006
Animal Welfare (Licensing of activities involving animals)(England) Regulations 2018
Animals Act 1971
Animals and Animal Products (Examination for Residues and Maximum Residue Limits)(England and Scotland) Regulations 2015
Bluetongue Regulations 2008
Bovines and Bovine Products (Trade) Regulations 1999
Brucellosis (England) Order 2015
Business Protection from Misleading Marketing Regulations 2008
Cattle Identification Regulations 2007
Companies Act 2006
Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008
Diseases of Swine Regulations 2014
EC Fertilisers (England and Wales) Regulations 2006
European Communities Act 1972
Feed (Hygiene and Enforcement)(England) Regulations 2005
Food and Environmental Protection Act 1985
Food Safety Act 1990
Food Safety and Hygiene (England) Regulations 2013
Foot-and-Mouth Disease (Control of Vaccination)(England) Regulations 2006
Forgery and Counterfeiting Act 1981
Genetically Modified Organisms (Traceability and Labelling)(England) Regulations 2004
Horse Passports Regulations 2009
Medicines Act 1968
Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food)(England) Regulations 2006
Official Feed and Food Controls (England) Regulations 2009
Performing Animals (Regulation) Act 1925
Protection of Animals Act 1911
Sheep and Goats (Records, Identification and Movement) (England) Order 2009
Trade Descriptions Act 1968
Trade in Animals and Related Products Regulations 2011
Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (England) Regulations 2010
Veterinary Medicines Regulations 2013
Welfare of Animals at Time of Killing (England) Regulations 2015
Zoonoses (Monitoring) (England) Regulations 2007