Using a smart device

Where a device is issued and managed by Essex County Council the device is referred to as a ‘corporate device’.

Where an employee is using their own device this is referred to as a ‘bring your own device’ or ‘BYOD’.

ECC smartphones: eligibility criteria

​​You can request a corporate device on the ​Assyst portal​.

You must fulfil one or more of the criteria below before the device can be issued:

• you are a business continuity call cascade lead
• you are grade C or above
• you are an emergency planning contact
• your job role makes it mandatory for you to be contactable outside regular business hours
• your job requires you to spend the majority of your time (three to five days a week) at client visits or at events in the community
• you are a lone worker and need a phone for health and safety reasons
• you are an elected Essex councillor

Setting up your corporate smart device

You can find ​​guidance on setting up and using mobile phones for work on the My 365 site.

This includes guidance on:

• how to set up your Android corporate device
• how to ensure your council mobile is compliant and set up with Microsoft Defender​
• how to transfer files from your council mobile to your council laptop

Using a personal smart device

If you do not meet the criteria for a corporate device, you can use your own personal smart device to access emails, calendars or corporate data under the BYOD option.

The following personal devices can be used for this:

• ​Android​ - de​​vices running on Google Android 9.0 or later
• iOS - devices running on Apple iOS 14.4.2 or later

​Read our BYOD set-up guide​.