Data Protection Act

The Data Protection Act 1998 applies to all organisations and gives everyone the right of access to information held about them (known as Personal Data).

It puts a legal requirement on organisations to ensure that all Personal Data held, in whatever format, is properly managed and not disclosed to third parties inappropriately.

Because Wirral Council collects, uses, stores and destroys Personal Data – information on living individuals – we must comply with the Data Protection Act 1998.

How to find out what data the Council holds about you

If you have any concerns about any aspect of Data Protection or would like to make a request for a copy of your Personal Data please contact us using the contact button on the right or write to:

The Information Manager
Wirral Council
Municipal Building
Cleveland Street
Birkenhead
Wirral
Merseyside
CH41 6BU