We will use the information you give in this form and any supporting evidence you send us to process changes as required.  We may pass the information to other agencies or organisations such as the Department for Work and Pensions, the Jobcentre Plus and HM Revenue and Customs, as allowed by the law.  By law, we may check the information you have provided, or information provided about by someone else, against other information we already have.  We may also ask other agencies, organisations, local authorities or government departments to provide information where required.  This is to make sure the information is accurate, prevent or detect crime and protect public funds.

These third parties include government departments, local authorities and private-sector companies such as banks and lending organisations.  We will not give information about you to anyone else, or use information about you for other purposes unless the law allows us to.  Folkestone & Hythe District Council is the data controller for the purposes of the Data Protection Act 1988.  If you want to know more about what information we have about you, or the way we use that information you can ask.