How AI is used within Plinth

AI may be used to check eligibility, summarise applications, identify missing information, review supporting documents and generate draft feedback. AI outputs are reviewed by Council officers. No grant decision is made solely by automated processing.

Who your information may be shared with

Information will be processed by Plinth, and shared with regulatory bodies such as Companies House and the Charity Commission, auditors, advisers, technology providers and law enforcement where required by law.

Council Officers will access your information to assess and moderate your application forms to administer the grants. Access to your information will be by requirement only.

The Data Controller

Cheshire West and Chester Council are the Data Controller. Plinth acts as a Data Processor under a Data Processing Agreement.

Automated decision-making

The Council does not make grant award decisions solely through automated decision-making within the meaning of Article 22 UK GDPR.

Protecting your information

Security measures include encryption, role-based access controls, audit logs, testing, backups and staff training. Access to your information is given only to Officers in relation to the processing of your grant application

How long we keep your information

Information is retained in accordance with the Council retention schedule, grant requirements and audit obligations and then securely deleted or anonymised.
Successful applications – information retained for 10 years
Unsuccessful applications – information retained within the financial year your application made then deleted
Withdrawn applications – applications deleted when the fund application window closes

Will my information be transferred outside the UK?

Your information is stored securely by Plinth within the UK/and EU

Please refer to Plinth’s Privacy Statement here in relation to your information and how they process your data on behalf of the Council.

AI Transparency Statement

AI supports administrative processing only. Human oversight is maintained throughout the grant lifecycle and applicant data is not used to train AI models.

Crisis and Resilience Fund

Community Investment Fund

What is the Community Investment Fund?

For more information, please visit our Community Investment Fund webpage: