Legislation

In many cases we will be providing services to you as part of our public duties in order to meet a legal obligation. This means that we may be able to process your data without your consent or permission. This is called the public task function under Data Protection Legislation.

When we rely on public task, we will make it clear why we need to collect your personal information and will explain what we intend to do with it.

Details on how our services use your personal information and the legal conditions we may reply on is available on the privacy notices section on this website.

The following is a non-exhaustive list of the legislation placing statutory duties on Cheshire West and Chester Council.

Adult Services

We need to use your personal information to meet our legal obligations under:

Care Act 2014
Carers (Recognition and Services) Act 1995
Carers and Disabled Children Act (2000)
Care Standards Act 2000
Community Care (Direct Payments) Act 1996
Court of Protection Rules 1994
Disabled Persons (Service Consultation and Representation) Act 1986
Domestic Violence Crime and Victims Act 2004
Enduring Power of Attorney Act 1985
Equalities Act 2010
Health Act 1999
Health and Social Care Act 2001
Health and Safety at Work Act 1974
Health and Social care Act 2012, 2014 and 1983
Health Service and Public Health Act 1968
Housing Act 1985, 1996 and 2004
Local Government Act 1972
Localism Act 2011
Local Authority Social Services Act 1970
Mental Capacity Act 2005
Mental Health Act 1983
National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990
NHS Act 2006
Public Health Act 1936 and Public Health Act 1961
Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006

Children's Services

We need to use your personal information to meet our legal obligations under:

Adoption and Children Act 2002
Apprenticeship, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009
Care Act 2014
Care Leavers (England) Regulations 2010
Care planning, Placement and Case Review (England) Regulations 2010
Childcare Act 2006
Children Act 1989 and 2004
Children (Leaving Care) (England) Regulations 2001
Children and Families Act 2014
Children and Social Work Act 2017
Children and Young Persons Act 1963
Child Poverty Act 2010
Chronically Sick and Disabled Act 1970
Contact with Children Regulations 1991 (SI1991/891)
Crime & Disorder Act 1998,
Education Act 1996 and 2000
Employment and Training Act 1973
Equalities Act 2010
Health and Safety at Work Act 1974
Housing and Regeneration Act 2016
Learning and Skills Act 2000
Local Government Act 1972
Localism Act 2011
Protection of Freedoms Act 2012
Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006
Welfare Reform and Work Act 2016

Community Services

We need to use your personal information to meet our legal obligations under:

Births and Deaths Registration Act 1953,
British Nationality Act 1981
Burial Act 1857
Children Act 2004
Care Act 2014
Civil Contingencies Act 2004, the Localism Act 2011
Civil Partnership (Registration Provisions) Regulations 2005
Civil Partnership Act 2004
Consumer Credit Act 1974
Consumer Protection (Distance Selling) Regulations 2000 (SI 2000/2334)
Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008
Coroners and Justice Act 2009
Employment Rights Act 1996
Health & Safety at Work Act 1974
Health & Social Care Act 2012
Housing Act 1996
Human Rights Act 1998
Local Authority Social Services and National Health Service Complaints (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2009.
Local Authority Social Services and National Health Services Complaints (England) Regulations 2009
Local Government Act 1972
Local Transport Act 2008
Localism Act 2011
Marriage Act 1949
Marriage Regulations 2015
Population Statistics Act 1938
Protection of Freedoms Act 2012
Public Libraries and Museums Act 1964
Registration of Births and Deaths Regulations 1987
Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974
Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006
The Consumer Rights Act 2015
The Employers' Liability (Compulsory Insurance) Act 1969
The Cremation (England & Wales) Regulations 2008
The Cremation Act 1902
The Cremation Act 1952
The Local Authorities Cemeteries Order 1977
The Public Health (Control of Diseases) Act 1984
The Registration of Burials Act 1864

Corporate Services

We need to use your personal information to meet our legal obligations under:

Care Act 2014
Children Act 2004
Civil Contingencies Act 2004
Civil Contingency Act 2004
Data Protection Act 2018
Education Act 2002
Employers’ Liability (Compulsory Insurance) Act 1969
Employment Rights Act 1996
Equality Act 2010
Freedom of Information act 2000
Health and Safety at Work Act 1974
Health and Social Care Act 2012
Housing Act 1996
Human Rights Act 1998
Local Government Act 1972
Local Transport Act 2008
Localism Act 2011
Money Laundering Regulations 2007
Protection of Freedoms Act 2012
Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974
Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006

Education Services

We need to use your personal information to meet our legal obligations under:

Apprenticeship, Skills, Children and Learning Act (ASCL) 2009
Child Performance and Activities (England) Regulation 2014
Childcare Act 2006 and 2016
Children and Families Act 2014
Children and Young Persons Act 1963
Children Act 1989 and 2004
Crime and Disorder Act 1998
Early Years Foundation Stage (Learning and Development Requirements) Order 2007
Education (Admissions Appeals Arrangements) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2008
Education (Non-Maintained Special Schools) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2015
Education Acts 1980 – 2011
Education (Provision of Full-Time Education for Excluded Pupils) England Regulations 2007(SI 2007/1870)
Education (Pupil Exclusions and Appeals) (Pupil Referral Units) England Regulations 2008
Education (Pupil Referral Units) (Management Committees etc.) England Regulations 2007
Education School Information (England) Regulations 2008 Regulation 8 of SI 2008/3093
Education and Adoption Act 2016
Education and Inspections Act 2006
Education and Skills Act 2002 and 2008
Employment and Training Act 1973
Equality Act 2010
Health and Safety at Work Act 1974
Learning and Skills Act 2000
Protection of Freedoms Act 2012
Provision of Education (England) Regulations 2008
Welfare Reform and Work Act 2016
Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 2013 (RIDDOR)
Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006
School Admissions (Admission Arrangements) (England) Regulations 2008
School Information (England) Regulations 2008
School Standards and Framework Act (SSFA) 1998
Special Educational Needs and Disability Regulations 2014
Teachers’ Pensions Regulations 2010
Teaching and Higher Education Act 1998

Environment and Transport Services

We need to use your personal information to meet our legal obligations under:

Acquisition of Land Act 1981
Bus Lane Contraventions (Penalty Charges, Adjudication and Enforcement) (England) Regulations 2005
Civil Contingencies Act 2004
Clean Air Act 1993
Control of Pollution Act 1974
Controlled Waste Regulations 1992
Countryside Act 1968
Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000
Electricity Act 1989
Environmental Protection Act 1990
Equalities Act 2010
Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme Regulations 2005
Health and Safety at Work Act 1974
Highways Act 1980
Housing Act 1996
Housing and Regeneration Act 2016
Local Government Act 1972
Local Transport Act 2008
Local Transport Act 2008
Localism Act 2011
Planning (Listed Building Conservation Area) Regulations 1990
Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984
Statutory Instrument 2005 No. 2757
Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (England) order 2015)
Traffic Management Act 2004
Transport Act 2000
Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981
Commons Registration Act 1965 and 2006