how do you find out about data protection on yourself
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You write to the specific department you wish to interrogate. The request must be in writing. The reply must be within 40 days of your request.
If you want to know about criminal records, then write to the CRO and ask for all the data they have on you regarding their systems. You can have all of this not only under data protection but under freedom of information.
You must write individually to every body concerned addressing the letter to the data protection officer.
Here are the things you can know and should be supplied in your request when it is returned.
* A description of the personal data.
* Why the data is held.
* Who else the data might have been given to.
* A copy of the data.
* Any explanation of any technical terms or abbreviations.
* Any information about the original source of the data.
Under the DPA the authority must try to keep your personal data accurate and up to date. If you think that your personal data is incorrect you can write telling us why and asking us to correct the data. We must reply within 21 days to let you know what we have done about your request.
We can withhold some data if, for example, it refers to other people who have not consented to disclosure, if disclosure might cause serious harm to you or anyone else, or might prejudice crime prevention or legal proceedings. Even if we cannot provide you with copies of the data we will confirm what type of data we hold and why we hold it.
Can I see personal data about other people?
You only have the right to access your own personal data: you do not have the right to access personal data about other members of your family, your friends or neighbours unless:
* You are a parent asking to see your child’s education or social services records.
* You have written proof of your authority to act on behalf of someone else.
Even if you meet these requirements we may need to ask you for further information before we reply or refuse access because of our duty to keep personal data confidential.
Obtaining personal data from authority sources for an unauthorised purpose or unauthorised disclosure to a third party are offences under the DPA.
>> Edited by Mg6b on Tuesday 11th April 14:24
If you want to know about criminal records, then write to the CRO and ask for all the data they have on you regarding their systems. You can have all of this not only under data protection but under freedom of information.
You must write individually to every body concerned addressing the letter to the data protection officer.
Here are the things you can know and should be supplied in your request when it is returned.
* A description of the personal data.
* Why the data is held.
* Who else the data might have been given to.
* A copy of the data.
* Any explanation of any technical terms or abbreviations.
* Any information about the original source of the data.
Under the DPA the authority must try to keep your personal data accurate and up to date. If you think that your personal data is incorrect you can write telling us why and asking us to correct the data. We must reply within 21 days to let you know what we have done about your request.
We can withhold some data if, for example, it refers to other people who have not consented to disclosure, if disclosure might cause serious harm to you or anyone else, or might prejudice crime prevention or legal proceedings. Even if we cannot provide you with copies of the data we will confirm what type of data we hold and why we hold it.
Can I see personal data about other people?
You only have the right to access your own personal data: you do not have the right to access personal data about other members of your family, your friends or neighbours unless:
* You are a parent asking to see your child’s education or social services records.
* You have written proof of your authority to act on behalf of someone else.
Even if you meet these requirements we may need to ask you for further information before we reply or refuse access because of our duty to keep personal data confidential.
Obtaining personal data from authority sources for an unauthorised purpose or unauthorised disclosure to a third party are offences under the DPA.
>> Edited by Mg6b on Tuesday 11th April 14:24
now to spread the word and flood the system 
muhuhahahaha
tigger1 said:
I think you'll find there IS often a charge to cover admin, usually in the region of £10 - I think the term to google for would be "subject access request" + DPA.
I did read somewhere there is a charge. The company i work for states in their policy that an admin fee could be charged.
Admin fee is limited to £10 max afaik. This request has been used in the past to really piss the authorities off. For instance, write to the police and ask them if they recorded your image at the chelsea match last week. Send them a picture of yourself and say that you were also wearing a blue scarf. They then have to check all the film footage they took that day for the princely sum of a tenner. They don't like that!
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