Carla Denyer MP is committed to respecting and protecting your personal data. This notice explains who Carla Denyer MP is, what personal data she collects through the Bristol Central Renters’ Survey 2026, how it is used, and how you can exercise your rights under data protection law.

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 for all information collected through this survey in her capacity as the elected representative for Bristol Central.

Purpose of this survey

The purpose of this survey is to gather views and experiences from residents of Bristol Central about private renting. The findings will inform Carla Denyer MP’s representational and parliamentary work. This survey is not linked to party political or campaigning activity.

How your data is collected, used and stored

When you fill out Carla Denyer MP’s survey, you will be asked for some personal data to enable her and her office to understand who is responding to the survey.

Carla Denyer MP will only use your data for the purposes in which she has requested it.

Carla Denyer MP takes the security of your data extremely seriously. Access to your personal data will be limited to Carla Denyer MP and her staff. Responses will be analysed in aggregate and any examples used publicly will be anonymised so individuals cannot be identified. Data will never be shared with political parties or external campaign organisations.

Categories of Personal Data Collected

The survey may collect the following information:

•       Postcode area (to confirm residence within the constituency)
•       Information about experiences of private renting including type of landlord, 
•       Any free-text comments you choose to provide
•     Email address (optional)

The survey does not collect names or any other direct identifiers, other than those listed above.

Who will your data be shared with

When analysing the results of this survey, it may be necessary for Carla Denyer MP and her office to share anonymised or aggregated findings with relevant public bodies, organisations, or independent commissions to support her parliamentary and policy work on housing.

These may include, but are not limited to:

•       The House of Commons
•       The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
•       Academic or research partners engaged in parliamentary evidence-gathering

Individual survey responses will not be shared in a form that identifies you. Any personal data collected will be held securely by Carla Denyer MP’s office and used only for the purposes of analysis and reporting.

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

How long your data will be kept

Personal data, if any, will be kept only as long as necessary to analyse and report on survey findings, normally not exceeding 12 months after survey closure. After this period, data will be anonymised or securely deleted. Only aggregated results may be retained for future reference.

The legal basis for processing your data

Under UK GDPR, personal data can only be processed where there is a lawful basis. For this survey, processing is carried out under Article 6(1)(e) — Public Task — as it supports the performance of duties in the public interest.

Special Category Data

Some of the information you provide in this survey may include details classified as special category data under data protection law.

This may include information relating to your health, ethnicity, or other characteristics that reveal sensitive personal information.

Under the UK General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), such data can only be processed where both a lawful basis under Article 6 and a specific condition for processing under Article 9 apply.

For the purposes of this survey, Carla Denyer MP processes any special category data under:

•       Article 9(2)(g) — processing is necessary for reasons of substantial public interest, and
•       Schedule 1, paragraph 7(b) of the Data Protection Act 2018 — processing for parliamentary purposes.

This means that any special category information you choose to share will be handled solely to support Carla Denyer MP’s parliamentary duties and representational work on housing.

All responses will be treated confidentially, and wherever possible, analysis will be carried out using anonymised or aggregated data to minimise any risk of identification.

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/.

To exercise these rights, contact Carla Denyer MP using the details below.

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:

Data Protection Officer

Office of Carla Denyer MP
House of Commons
London SW1A 0AA

Email: carla.denyer.mp@parliament.uk

If you remain dissatisfied with how your data is handled, you may contact the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO):
www.ico.org.uk | 0303 123 1113

This notice was last updated on 10 September 2026.