The Local Government Association is a membership organisation and more information on what we do can be found at www.local.gov.uk. As a data controller we operate under the names of the Local Government Association and the Improvement and Development Agency for Local Government, (IDeA). However, our data controller registration is “Local Government Association”.
We are registered with the UK Information Commissioner’s Office as a data controller and our registration number is Z5871320.
Our head office address is 18 Smith Square, Westminster, London, SW1P 3HZ.
If you need to contact someone to talk about personal data privacy you can contact our Data Protection Team at [email protected].
The right to complain
You have a right to complain to the regulator in the country in which you reside or where you believe any misuse of your data has taken place. The UK Information Commissioner’s Office can be contacted directly if you believe that we have failed to address your concerns.
Their information may be found at www.ico.org.uk.
Changes to this privacy policy may take place from time to time. Changes will be shown in this location by virtue of the amended notice.
GDPR
The Local Government Association is committed to abiding by data protection laws and to be open and transparent in how we use your personal information. Many people will be aware of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the new 2018 UK Data Protection Act. We acknowledge our requirement to comply with these laws as well as local laws applicable to other countries.
Cookies
This website has no login process and operates as a separate entity to the Local Government Association’s website (www.local.gov.uk).
The website uses cookies to provide a better experience for website users. These cookies let us know via Google Analytics and Google Tag manager how to improve the website. As with the printed version of the magazine, there are adverts which will appear from time to time on selected pages of the website. These are provided by our advertising partner CPL (see advertising) and to enable the adverts to appear we use Google Tag manager and Google Adsense.
The cookies we use
This website uses cookies for two purposes, statistics and marketing:
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| _ga | HTTP | Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website. |
| _gat | HTTP | Used by Google Analytics to throttle the request rate |
| _gid | HTTP | Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website |
| collect | pixel | Used to send data to Google Analytics about the visitors device and behaviour. Tracks the visitor across devices and marketing channels |
| r/collect | pixel | Used to send data to Google Analytics about the visitors device and behaviour. Tracks the visitor across marketing channels. |
The LGA’s privacy policy
To find out more about the LGA’s privacy policy, please visit www.local.gov.uk/privacy-policy.