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           p You can find out if we hold any personal data about you by making a ‘subject access request’. If you wish to make a subject access request please contact:
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  -          |  Post Point 10.38
  +          | Disclosure Team - Post point 10.25
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  +          |  Ministry of Justice
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             |  102 Petty France
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             |  London
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             |  SW1H 9AJ
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  +          a(target='_blank', href='mailto: data.access@justice.gov.uk') data.access@justice.gov.uk 
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               strong When we ask you for personal data
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positive.code:           li Our instructions to staff on how to collect, use or delete your personal information;
            li How we check that the information we hold is accurate and up-to-date; and
            li How to make a complaint.
          p For more information about the above issues, please contact the MoJ Data Protection Officer;
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            | The Data Protection Officer
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            |  102 Petty France
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            |  London
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            |  SW1H 9AJ
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            a(target='_blank', href='mailto: data.access@justice.gov.uk') data.access@justice.gov.uk 
          p For more information on how and why your information is processed, please see the information provided when you accessed our services or were contacted by us.
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              strong Complaints
  
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          p The purpose of the Legal Aid Agency collecting and processing the personal data which you have provided on this form is for the purposes of providing legal aid. Specifically, we will use this personal data in the following ways:
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            li In deciding whether you are eligible for legal aid, whether you are required to make a contribution towards the costs of this legal aid and to assist the Legal Aid Agency in collecting those contributions, if appropriate.
            li In assessing claims from your legal representative(s) for payment from the legal aid fund for the work that they have conducted on your behalf.
            li In conducting periodic assurance audits on legal aid files to ensure that decisions have been made correctly and accurately.
            li In producing statistics and information on our processes to enable us to improve our processes and to assist us in carrying out our functions.
          p Were the Legal Aid Agency unable to collect this personal information, we would not be able to conduct the activities above, which would prevent us from providing legal aid.
          p The lawful basis for the Legal Aid Agency collecting and processing your personal data is the result of the powers contained in the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012.
          p We also collect ‘special categories of personal data’ for the purposes of monitoring equality, this is a legal requirement for public authorities under the Equality Act 2010. Special categories of personal data obtained for equality monitoring will be treated with the strictest confidence and any information published will not identify you or anyone else associated with your legal aid application.
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              strong Who the information may be shared with 
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          p We sometimes need to share the personal information we process with other organisations. When this is necessary, we will comply with all aspects of the relevant data protection laws. The organisations we may share your personal information include: 
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             li Public authorities such as: HM Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS), HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) and HM Land Registry;
             li Non-public authorities such as: Credit reference agencies Equifax and TransUnion and our debt collection partners Marston Holdings; and 
             li If false or inaccurate information is provided or fraud identified, the Legal Aid Agency can lawfully share your personal information with fraud prevention agencies to detect and to prevent fraud and money laundering.
          p You can contact our Data Protection Officer for further information on the organisations we may share your personal information with. 
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              strong Data processors
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          p The LAA may contract with third party data processors to provide email, system administration, document management and IT storage services.
          p Any personal data shared with a data processor for this purpose will be governed by model contract clauses under data protection law.  
  
              strong Details of transfers to third countries 
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          p It may sometimes be necessary to transfer personal information overseas. When this is needed, information may be transferred to: the European Economic Area (EEA).
          p Any transfers made will be in full compliance with all aspects of the data protection law.
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              strong Retention period for information collected 
  