What is the purpose of collecting your data?
Electoral Services are responsible for producing the electoral register. This is a list of all people who are eligible to vote in elections in Haringey, and enables them to undertake the statutory duty of organising elections in the borough. This involves using the data to enable people to vote, and to enable Parties and candidates to participate. We collect personal data from our residents to enable us to carry out these roles and these are a public interest function.
The council appoints an Electoral Registration Officer (ERO) and a Returning Officer (RO) who have the legal powers to collect this data. The law requires us to share the data with various agencies and parties and we comply with Electoral Commission Guidance on this matter.
Zina Etheridge, Chief Executive of Haringey Council is the Electoral Registration Officer and Returning Officer.
George Cooper, Head of Electoral Services and Census Liaison, is the data controller registered with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO).
We are legally required to collect this information so we can determine if you are eligible to vote, and if so to record you as a legitimate voter. The national insurance number is removed as soon as we determine your application. We share this data with the government office which provides the Individual Electoral Registration Digital Service. They check the data against other government records to determine it’s legitimacy.
The Electoral Registration Officer and Returning Officer are obliged to process your personal data in relation to preparing for and conducting elections. Your details will be kept and updated in accordance with our legal obligations and in line with statutory retention periods. For a copy of our retention policy please contact us directly.