Parking enforcement and permits privacy notice

This privacy notice explains what information the council needs in order to deliver the parking service. 

In order to provide this service, it is necessary for the council to collect, store and process personal data relating to customers. 

Safeguards are in place to ensure that this data is kept secure and the privacy of individuals is protected.

Who is responsible for your information?

We issue residents parking permits and on-street parking fines on behalf of Derbyshire County Council. For this processing, Chesterfield Borough Council is a data processor on behalf of Derbyshire County Council, who is the data controller.

For other parking permits (monthly or annual car park permits) and off-street parking fines, Chesterfield Borough Council is the data controller for the personal information collected.

Parking enforcement

Purposes of processing your personal data

We need to process your personal information in order to enforce parking restrictions in Chesterfield.

Categories of personal data and lawful basis

When we issue enforcement notices, we need to process the following categories of personal information:

  • contact details
  • vehicle information
  • payment information

Under data protection legislation, we are permitted to use your information this way because we have a statutory duty to enforce parking regulations.

Who we share your personal data with

Your contact details are acquired by matching your vehicle details against the DVLA database.

If you fail to pay your parking fine, your information may be passed to bailiffs to recover the debt.

Parking permits

Purposes of processing your personal data

We need to process your personal information in order to issue parking permits and administer the system.

Information may also be used for the prevention and detection of fraud.

Categories of personal data and lawful basis

In order to provide this service, we may need to process some or all of the following categories of personal information:

  • contact details
  • vehicle information
  • proof of identity

Under data protection legislation, we are permitted to use your information this way because it forms part of the performance of a contract.

Categories of sensitive personal data and lawful basis

In order to provide this service, we may need to process some or all of the following categories of sensitive personal information:

  • health information - for example if you have special requirements for a residents parking permit

Under data protection legislation, we are permitted to use your information this way because we have the explicit consent of the data subject.

Who we share your personal data with

If we issue your permit on behalf of Derbyshire County Council (residents parking permits), we may share some information with them. 

We are required to share data about residents parking permit holders and blue badge holders with the Cabinet Office. This forms part of a national data matching exercise to prevent and detect fraud. For more details, please see our National Fraud Initiative privacy notice, and the Cabinet Office privacy notice.

Further information

Please get in touch if you would like more information about how the council processes your personal data:

• contact the council's data protection officer 


Last updated on 18/10/2023