Privacy Policy

Carla Denyer MP is committed to respecting and protecting your personal data. This notice explains who Carla Denyer MP is, what personal data (“Data”) she collects; how she uses it; information on your rights, and how you can contact her. The way Carla Denyer MP is able to process personal data is governed by the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) and Data Protection Act (DPA) 2018.

Who is collecting your data

Carla Denyer is the Member of Parliament (MP) for Bristol Central. For the purposes of UK data protection law, Carla Denyer MP is the Data Controller of all personal data sent to her by constituents in her capacity as the Member of Parliament for Bristol Central.

How is your data collected, used and stored

When you contact Carla Denyer MP seeking assistance with a casework issue, to ask a question about local or national policy issues, or any other matter related to her role as the MP for Bristol Central, you will be asked for some personal data to enable her and her office to respond.

Carla Denyer MP will only use your data for the purposes for which you provide it.

Carla Denyer MP takes the security of your data extremely seriously. Your data will be stored on secure servers in a locked and protected environment. Access to your personal data will be limited to Carla Denyer MP and her staff for the purpose of dealing with your enquiry and maintaining office records.

Carla may also contact you with email updates about her work as MP for Bristol Central. She will only email updates to those who have opted in to this type of communication via her sign up form. It will not be used for other Green Party campaigns, or for national party news – which you can sign up to separately at www.greenparty.org.uk

Categories of Personal Data Collected

The types of personal data collected may include:

  1. Postal Address
  2. Email Address
  3. Phone Number
  4. Correspondence related to your issue / question

Who will your data be shared with

When taking up casework or policy questions on your behalf, it may be necessary for Carla Denyer MP and her office to share the personal data you provide with government departments, local authorities and other public bodies such as, but not limited to

  • The House of Commons
  • The police
  • Government departments
  • Local authorities
  • Healthcare providers such as NHS, Doctors’ surgeries and private medical companies
  • Private housing providers
  • Private companies and/or suppliers

Carla Denyer MP will only share as much information as is necessary to take your case forward.

Other than in the circumstances above, Carla Denyer MP will not share your personal data with other organisations or individuals without your explicit consent.

How long will your data be kept

Carla Denyer MP and her office will only keep your personal information for as long as it is necessary to fulfil the purposes described in this notice. Carla Denyer MP and her office will retain your data for up to 5 years after your case has been closed in case you get in touch again. After 5 years your data will be deleted.

The legal basis for processing your data

Under GDPR, personal data can only be processed using a lawful basis defined in Article 6.

Carla Denyer MP will process your data using the lawful basis of consent (Article 6(a)) and Public Task (Article 6(e)). Your data will be retained under the legal basis of Legitimate Interests (Article 6(f)) for the purpose of managing constituents’ casework and policy concerns effectively.

Special Category Data

It may be the case that you disclose personal data classified as special category data under GDPR as part of your casework or policy concern. This may include information related to health, sexuality, race, ethnicity and religion. Under GDPR this data can only be processed using a lawful basis under Article 6 and a condition of processing defined in Article 9. Carla Denyer MP will process such data under Article 9(2)(g) ‘reasons of substantial public interest’. 

What your rights are

You have several rights in relation to your data and can choose how it is used. You can:

  • Obtain copies of the data we hold about you (known as a “subject access request”)
  • Request that we correct or update any data held about you
  • Withdraw your consent and ask that we delete your data or restrict the ways in which we use your data
  • Request that data you have given your consent for us to use is provided in an electronic format so it can be transferred to another data controller (known as “data portability”)
  • Opt-out of receiving further communications from us via any medium at any time.
  • You also have the right to make a complaint directly to the Information Commissioner’s Office. They can be contacted at: https://ico.org.uk/global/contact-us/ and concerns can be also logged via: https://ico.org.uk/concerns/.

How to contact us

Carla Denyer MP has appointed a Data Protection Officer (DPO). The DPO is responsible for overseeing the data protection standards within Carla Denyer MP’s office. If you have any queries regarding the information set out here, if you wish to exercise any of your rights set out above or if you think that it has not been followed, please contact: bristolcentraloffice@parliament.uk or 0117 440 3977

You can also use these contact details, marked for the attention of the DPO, if you wish to lodge a formal complaint about any matter covered here.

Changes to our Privacy Notice

We keep our privacy notice under regular review and as such it may be updated from time to time so you should check it each time you submit personal information to us. The date of the most recent revisions will appear on this page. If you do not agree to these changes, please do not continue to use this website to submit personal information to us. If material changes are made to this privacy notice, we will notify you by placing a prominent notice on our website.

This notice was last updated on 15th November 2025. If you wish to see a previous version of the notice, or have any other questions, please email carla.denyer.mp@parliament.uk.