Original URL: https://www.theregister.com/2003/07/31/data_protection_subject_access_requests/

Data Protection : Subject Access Requests – any complaints?

Plenty

By IT-Analysis

Posted in Storage, 31st July 2003 12:35 GMT

A Government Consultation Paper, published in October 2002 by the Lord Chancellor's Department, asked for opinions on whether the arrangements for 'subject access requests', under the current Data Protection legislation, were satisfactory or not, writes John MacGowan of Bloor Research.

A summary of the responses was published last week by the restructured Department for Constitutional Affairs. Whether this exercise will now lead to modifications or legal changes is most unlikely.

The number of requests generated by the DPA'98 is acknowledged as being higher than those received under the DPA'84, but no explanation is given. Perhaps companies holding personal data are now more acutely aware of their responsibilities and the rights of the data subject. Wasn't that a Government priority!

Here are the major issues causing concern:

Watch this space, but do not under any circumstances hold your breath.

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