Warm homes: Social housing fund wave 3 privacy notice

Who we are and what we do?

This notice relates to data collected under the Warm Homes Social Housing Fund (WHSHF) scheme run by the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ). The scheme provides funding for energy efficiency measures to be installed in social housing with the aim to reduce energy bills and cut carbon emissions.

If you have questions regarding this service or our privacy practices, you can contact us by e-mail or in writing at the address below:

Contact us by email

housingstrategy@walthamforest.gov.uk

Contact us by post

Please write to:

Waltham Forest Council
Waltham Forest Town Hall
Forest Road
Walthamstow E17 4JF

Please note that face-to-face meetings are by appointment only and can be arranged with the service.

Information we hold about you

Address
Unique Property Reference Number

Why we need your information and how we use it?

Your data will be processed to meet the requirements of the government grant. Waltham Forest will share data with Warmer Homes London (WHL) an organisation hosted by London Councils which oversees the Strategic Partnership. WHL will collate the data and share with the grant funders, Department for Energy Security and Net Zero and their partner IFF Research and Technopolis (for analysis and quality checks).

Purposes of processing your data include:

To meet our requirements under the London Social Housing Fund Strategic Partnership & requirements to the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) as funders for the retrofit work

The Lawful basis for the processing

Public task: The processing is necessary to perform a task in the public interest or for our official functions, and the task or function has a clear basis in law.

Who your information will be shared with (if applicable)

Warmer Homes London, an organisation hosted by London Councils.

Department of Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ)

IFF Research and Technopolis, partner of DESNZ (for analysis and quality checks)

How long we will keep your information

The council will retain any data created or collected for reporting purposes under the Warm Homes Wave 3 project for 6 years. The Council will continue to hold personal data (i.e. name, address, contact details) on our core housing systems as part of usual business operations.

Warmer Homes London will keep your data for 4 years, following the closure of Warm Homes Social Housing Fund.

The Department for Energy Security Net Zero will keep your data for 7 years.

Our Data Protection Officer

Our Data Protection Officer is Mark Hynes. You can contact him at Data.ProtectionOfficer@Walthamforest.gov.uk

Protecting your information

Please see the relevant section of the Corporate Privacy Notice

Your information choice and rights