Your Personal Information and Data Protection
Active and Deferred Members
Holding it
We use the information you give us (and in return the information we give you) to do the tasks required for the administration of your pension, to carry out our official business and to help stop crime and prevent fraud. Under the Data Protection act 1998, South Tyneside Council is the Data Controller (the holder, user and processor) of the pension information held about you.
Changing and Sharing it
Changing your name, address, or want some information? Please contact us.
To safeguard all our members and comply with the Data Protection Act 1998 we will ask for certain information about you. Once we know who you are, we will amend your details accordingly or provide the information you require. We will only accept changes personally from you and we will only disclose information directly to you, we will not take changes from or disclose any personal information to a third party.
Retired Members
Holding it
We use the information you give us (and in return the information we give you) to do the tasks required for payment of your pension, to carry out our official business and to help stop crime and prevent fraud. Under the Data Protection act 1998, South Tyneside Council is the Data Controller (the holder, user and processor) of the pension information held about you.
Changing and Sharing it
Changing your name, address, bank or building society account or want some information? Then please contact us.
To safeguard all our pensioners and comply with the Data Protection Act 1998 we will ask for certain information about you. Once we know who you are, we will amend your details accordingly or provide the information you require. We will only accept changes personally from you and we will only disclose information directly to you, we will not take changes from or disclose any personal information to a third party.
If you want information on how you can arrange for a third party to organise your personal affairs please contact the Pensions Helpline on 0191 424 4141.
National Fraud Initiative
What is the National Fraud Initiative?
The National Fraud Initiative (NFI) is the Audit Commission’s data exercise that is designed to help detect fraud from the public purse. The Fund participates in the National Fraud Initiative exercise by passing your pension information on to the Audit Commission.
How does it affect you?
As you are paid a pension from South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council, which is the administering authority of the Tyne and Wear Pension Fund, your pension information will be matched nationally to housing benefit and rent information to help to detect and prevent fraud. The Council’s participation in the NFI exercise is mandatory and the Council is legally obliged to provide the relevant data.