A subject access request, is the right individuals have to access and receive a copy of their personal data, which is held by organisations. It basically a way for you to obtain copies of your records held the Council.
You can find out how the Council processes your data and information about you from the Council’s Privacy Notices.
When making a Subject Access Request (SAR), you can ask us to send you a copy of the data we hold about you
Waltham Forest Council operates in accordance with the Data Protection Act 2018 (DPA) and the UK GDPR. This means individuals can request personal records that are held about them through a Subject Access Request (SAR). However, some information contained in records may be exempt, but we would advise you where this is the case.
Data held by other organisations
When you are making a SAR request, the holder of that data may not be the Council. There are other government agencies such as the Police, HMRC, Department of Work and Pensions and other Local Authorities that will be responsible for holding data.
The Information Commissioners Office has a register of these data controllers. You can search the register to see what type of information is held about you. The reference number to enter is:
Z7599838
Information Commissioner's Office - Register of data protection fee payers (ico.org.uk)
What is personal information?
Examples of personal records or information can be:
- Your Council tax record
- Your Tenancy file
- Service requests you have made to the Council