Broxtowe Borough Council Homesearch Choice Based Lettings
INFORMATION SHARING AND DATA PROTECTION
How do we use the information provided on your application for housing?
The application may contain sensitive personal data which will only be processed in accordance with the Data Protection Act1998. The information you have given on your application, along with any other supporting information/documentation,
will be used to assess your household’s level of need for housing, and, if applicable, advise you about how to manage your debts.
We may use the information you provide on your application, along with any other supporting information/documentation, for the prevention and detection of fraud and / or crime. We may also share this information with other organisations that are responsible for auditing and administering public funds and for the prevention and detection of fraud and / or crime.
DECLARATION
Please make sure that you read the following statement before you sign this form.
I/we declare that the information I/we have given on my/our application for housing and any other information I/we may provide in connection with my/our application is truthful and complete and that I/we have not included information that may
misrepresent my/our true household circumstances. I/we also understand that I/we may be liable for prosecution if any information is subsequently found to have been false or withheld.
If prosecuted by the Homesearch partnership and found guilty, I/we could be ordered to pay a fine of up to £5,000, and if a tenancy has been granted, that it may result in
the landlord regaining possession of the property.
I/we understand that I/we must inform the Homesearch team of any change in my/our household circumstances.
I/we understand that the information I/we have given may be shared with partner organisations within the Homesearch scheme and other third parties such as credit reference agencies, other landlords, the police, social services etc.
I/we give my permission for the Homesearch team to share this information in order to verify my/our household circumstances and confirm that the information I/we have given is correct.
I/we understand that the Homesearch team may approach other organisations or agencies including Health Services, The Police, Probation Services and Local Authority Departments including Social Services in order to obtain further information relevant to my/our application. I/we give my/our permission for those organisations to disclose my/our personal details in order to assist the Homesearch team with my/our application.
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