HOUSING APPLICATION FORM:
To consider data protection issues and appropriate wording to enable access to data records. The following wording has been suggested:
“We need to protect the public funds we handle, and we may use the information you have provided on this form to prevent and detect fraud. We may also share this information for the same purposes with other organisations that handle public funds. We may take steps to confirm the information you have given us and check that you do not owe the council money by looking at other relevant information available to the council (for example council tax, electoral register, benefits, or council tenancy records) or through an external agency on a confidential basis. We may also visit you in your home before making an offer.”