Why we collect personal data

ENTRUST is appointed by the commissioners of HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) as the regulator of the Landfill Communities Fund (LCF). The LCF is an innovative tax credit scheme which enables Landfill Operators (LOs) to contribute money to enrolled Environmental Bodies (EBs) to carry out projects that meet the environmental objects contained within the Landfill Tax Regulations 1996 (Regulations).

Under the UK General Data Protection Regulation ( UK GDPR) we are required to inform you of the lawful basis under which we process personal data and to inform you of why processing your personal data is necessary. As the appointed regulator of a statutory scheme, we are required to collect and process your data under the UK GDPR lawful basis of:

Article 6 (1.e) Public task: the processing is necessary for us to perform a task in the public interest or for our official function, and the task or function has a clear basis in law.