Licensing –local  land charges

Who do we hold personal information about ?

  • People who submit a local land charges search and / or their solicitors, agents and other advisors
  • People who complain to us about a local land charges search

What types of personal information do we hold ?

We will collect and use the following types of personal information:

  • Your contact details (such as name, address, telephone number, email address)
  • Contact details for your agent or advisor, if you have one (such as name, address, telephone number, email address)

This is usually information you and / or your agents will have supplied to us.

What do we use personal information for ?

  • To complete and return local land charges searches
  • To answer enquiries related to local land charges search reports
  • To maintain the local land charges register
  • To investigate complaints about local land charges searches

What is the legal basis for the use of personal information ?

We will process your personal information in accordance with our obligations under legislation. In particular, we will use your personal information where this is necessary to perform a task in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the Council.

Who might we share your personal information with ?

Sometimes we will share your personal information with other agencies in order to perform a task in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in us. For example, we may share your personal information

  • Lancashire County Council as local highways authority in connection with local search enquiries relating to highways matters;
  • Other teams within the Council that contribute to the Council’s response to the local land charges search – this includes Finance, Planning, Environmental Health and Building Control