Guidance

Gambling Levy Transition Fund: privacy notice

Published 26 March 2026

Applies to England

All information will be processed in compliance with the Data Protection Act 2018, the UK General Data Protection Regulation and any other relevant data protection legislation.

Who controls the information you provide

The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) controls any personal data you provide in your answers. 

Why are we collecting and processing your personal data

Your personal data is being collected and processed by DCMS to perform fraud checks, assess your application and suitability for the Gambling Levy Transition Fund. Our legal basis for the processing is that it is necessary for performance of a task in the public interest. 

We will not be using any automated decision making.

Will we share your personal data

• Your personal data may be shared with colleagues in DCMS and external individuals participating in the assessment panel or as part of the grant management process.
• We may also share your personal data with third parties if we are required to do so by law — for example, by court order, or to prevent fraud or other crime.
• We will not transfer your personal data outside of the European Economic Area (EEA) or to international organisations.
• If we are required to share details of your application further or use your responses to illustrate findings, we will ensure that neither you nor the organisation you represent are identifiable.
• DCMS may share information (excluding personal data) relating to your application with third parties outside government where required to do so by law, for example in accordance with access to information regimes (primarily the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and the Environmental Information Regulations 2004).
• We will seek to publish and disseminate an evaluation (not including personal data)

We do not intend to use the data for any other purposes. 

How long will we keep your personal data for

Information relating to successful grants will be stored for 7 years after the conclusion of any agreement per standard DCMS retention policy. Unsuccessful grant applications will be stored for 12 months and then disposed of with support of DCMS Knowledge and Information Management Team. 

Your rights over your personal data 

You have the right to see what personal data we have about you, to have it corrected, to request that we restrict what we do with your data in certain circumstances, and to ask us to stop using your data, but keep it on record.

If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact our Data Protection team at dcmsdataprotection@dcms.gov.uk, or please contact us at:

Department for Culture, Media and Sport
First Floor, 100 Parliament Street
London
SW1A 2BQ

Your right to complain

If you are not happy with how we have handled your personal data, you have the right to complain to our Data Protection Officer at any time. 

You can contact the DPO by email at: dpo@dcms.gov.uk

You can also write to the DPO at: 

Data Protection Officer
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
1st Floor, 100 Parliament Street
London
SW1A 2BQ

You also have the right to lodge a complaint to the Information Commissioner’s Office about our practices, to do so please visit the Information Commissioner’s Office.

By submitting an application, you are confirming that you have read and understood this statement and agree with its terms.