Written Question·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·UIN 103137

Subject Access Requests

Tabled: 5 January 2026

Answered: 13 January 2026

Question

Ben Maguire

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to ensure the ICO's statutory duty to enforce SAR disclosures are met within a one month timeframe.

Answer

Ian Murray

The UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018 (DPA) provide individuals with the right to access their personal data, subject to relevant exemptions. A subject access request must be responded to within one month of ...

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