Tag Archive: Subject access request

What is a subject access request?

Under the Data Protection Act 2018, individuals have the right to request the personal data that you hold on them. A request for such information is called a ‘subject access request’.  The right permits individuals to see the information that you process about them, not to actually receive a copy of the information. However, it is likely that the easiest way to allow the individual to see the information is by sending a copy of it to the individual. Personal data A subject access request must be in relation to an individual’s personal data, including special categories of personal data. “Personal data” is any information relating to an identifiable person who can be directly or indirectly identified in particular by reference to an identifier, including a name. “Special...