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Armed Forces Covenant

The Armed Forces Covenant scheme was launched by the Government in 2011 following a high profile Legion campaign on Armed Forces Covenant issues

Last updated: 12 September 2025

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Strategies, plans and policies

To deliver services today and plan for the future, we have a strategic direction, strategies for delivery, and policies to govern how we work.

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Reasonable Adjustments Policy

Read the Council's policy for making Reasonable Adjustments to accommodate disabled customers, tenants, stakeholders and partners.

Last updated: 26 February 2026

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Carbon management plan

Ashfield District Council (ADC) recognises that we have a responsibility to reduce our own contribution to climate change and achieve net zero emissions.

Last updated: 23 October 2025

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Climate change strategy

Ashfield District Council formally recognises the scale and urgency of the global challenge from climate change

Last updated: 03 February 2026

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How can I plan for emergencies?

The chances of you being caught in an emergency are low but there are things you can do to help keep yourself, family, neighbours and friends safe.

Last updated: 12 September 2025

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Productivity plan 2024 to 2025

Our Productivity Plan sets out our past and future efforts to drive productivity, along with the approach to assessing performance and impact.

Last updated: 12 September 2025

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Corporate Peer Challenge

Our most recent Peer Challenge was undertaken in June 2024. Peers made congratulatory comments on the progress made since the previous Peer Challenge in 2020.

Last updated: 12 September 2025

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Policies

From Markets to ICT Purchasing, and Whistleblowing to Waste Collection - learn how we deliver our services by checking our policies

Last updated: 24 February 2026

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Legal information and public data

Find out about our legal obligations, privacy notices, and how you can re-use information held by us.

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Housing Privacy Notice

This privacy notice tells you what to expect when the council collects personal information in relation to housing.

Last updated: 30 January 2026

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Privacy notice

This privacy notice tells you what to expect when the council collects personal information.

Last updated: 12 September 2025

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Homeless person's applications - privacy notice

The personal information you provide will only be used to process your application / query, or to provide a service that you are requesting.

Last updated: 12 September 2025

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Appropriate Policy Document

Find out how we are meeting GDPR requirements for data collection and processing - our Appropriate Policy sets out how we use special categories.

Last updated: 12 September 2025

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Disclosure and barring service privacy policy and notice

Information on how we comply with the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) code of practice regarding information handling.

Last updated: 12 September 2025

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UK resettlement schemes - privacy notice

The personal information you provide will only be used to process your application/query or to provide a service that you are requesting.

Last updated: 12 September 2025

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Privacy notice for business support - economic development

This privacy notice explains what information we collect, the purposes for which it is collected, and who we share the information with.

Last updated: 12 September 2025

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Recruitment privacy statement

How personal information you provide will be used to process your recruitment application.

Last updated: 20 January 2026

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People and skills investment - privacy notice

This privacy notice explains what personal information is collected, the purposes for which it is collected and who we share the information with.

Last updated: 12 September 2025

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HMO and selective licensing privacy notice

HMO and selective licensing privacy notice explains how personal information is going to be used, what for, who it will be shared with and why.

Last updated: 17 September 2025

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Freedom of Information (FOI)

The Freedom of Information Act 2000, also sometimes referred to as FOI, covers all non-personal information held by the council.

Last updated: 11 February 2026

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Environmental Information Regulations 2004

Learn about environmental information regulations 2004

Last updated: 16 September 2025

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Data protection

We take our responsibility to the security of data very seriously. We comply with the Data Protection Act 2018 and the General Data Protection Regulation 2016.

Last updated: 12 September 2025

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Publication scheme

The Freedom of Information Act 2000 gives a general right of access to all types of recorded information held by public authorities.

Last updated: 13 October 2025

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Transparency code

We have an obligation to publish a range of information to comply with the Transparency Code 2015.

Last updated: 22 January 2026

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