An Information Sharing Agreement is not required.

Who is the data processor?

Is a data processing agreement in place?

Yes - a contract is in place with the data controllers and Buckinghamshire Council, the grant-managing local authority who is sponsoring development work by Unboxed.

How will you collect the data?

For Applicants - they complete an application form using a dynamic form process (in Plan X). Payment is collected on behalf of the council by GovPay. Data from the applicant and payment references are then transmitted (‘POST’) by RIPA/PlanX through an API to BOPS.

Whilst an application is under active consideration by the authority, if there are any validation requests created by the authority, the applicant will receive an email notification with their unique link to access ‘BoPS Applicants’ which resolves (‘GET’) data from BoPS. They are able to respond to any queries that the authority has and the applicant’s response is fed back to BOPS via ‘PATCH’ requests. This data transfer can include file uploads too.

For members of the public responding to planning applications - they complete a dynamic form using BOPS Applicants and then x and y (as above).

Will you be processing data for the purposes of the prevention, investigation, detection or prosecution of criminal offences or the execution of criminal penalties, including the safeguarding against and the prevention of threats to public security?