Introduction
The use and disclosure of personal data is governed in the United Kingdom by the Data Protection Act 2018 (the Act). Under the Act, the Chief Constable of Northumbria Police is registered as a data controller. In the rest of this privacy notice, the Chief Constable is referred to as we or us.
Our privacy notice explains:
- how we collect, store, use, disclose, retain and destroy personal data through the website at northumbria.police.uk (those activities are also referred to as processing personal data);
- the steps we take to ensure personal data we process is protected properly; and
- the rights individuals have when we process their personal data.
We will treat information you provide to us in using this website treated in confidence and we will not disclose it to third parties unless we are required to do so by law, or as explained in this privacy notice.
We gather information about site usage to help the development and improvement of services to the public, and to protect the integrity of our systems from malicious users. We also gather information through the various functions available on the site that allow you to provide us with information for the purposes described later in the privacy notice.
What is personal data?
Personal data is any information we handle that relates to an identified or identifiable natural person. An ‘identifiable natural person’ is anyone who can be identified, directly or indirectly from information, including by reference to a name, identification number, location data, online identifier or to one or more factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social identity of that natural person.
The full private policy can be viewed on our force website with information including:
- Introduction
- What is personal data
- Our contact details and data protection officer
- Why do we process your personal data
- Whose personal data do we process
- What types of personal data do we process
- Where do we get the personal data we process
- What is our lawful basis for processing data
- What security measures do we use when processing your personal data
- What disclosures do we make of your personal data
- How long do we retain your personal data
- What are your rights over your personal data we process, and how can you exercise them
- How you can complain
Our contact details and data protection officer
Our Information Management department manages our data protection compliance. Our data protection officer is Hayley Young, Head of Information Management and Data Protection.
We take our data protection responsibilities seriously. We take great care to ensure we process your personal data properly to maintain your trust and confidence. You can contact our Information Management department or our data protection officer using the details below if you have any questions or concerns about how we process your personal data.
Post:
Hayley Young,
Northumbria Police,
Schalksmuhle Road,
Bedlington,
Northumberland,
NE22 7LA
Phone: call 101 and ask for the Information Compliance Unit.
Email: data.protection@northumbria.police.uk
How you can complain
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) regulates the processing of personal data. You can complain to the ICO if you are unhappy with how we have processed your personal data.
The Information Commissioner’s Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF
Helpline number: 0303 123 1113
Information Commissioner’s Office website
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Date of last update and changes
This webpage was last updated on 21st April 2026.
The date of the latest policy review and changes can be found on the full private policy.