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Subject Access Request by organisation

Where to send a Subject Access Request, what identification the organisation asks for, and what you can expect back. Every set of contact details here is checked against the organisation’s own published information and dated.

New to this? What a Subject Access Request is covers what you can ask for and what an organisation has to give you, and our free subject access request template is wording you can send yourself at no cost. Making a request costs nothing in almost every case; our fee is only for having us prepare, send and chase it for you.

Employers

Requests to current or former employers for personnel files, grievance records and internal correspondence about you.

Asking an employer for your HR file? Start here

NHS organisations

Requests to NHS trusts for hospital health records, including notes, test results, letters and imaging.

Which NHS organisation holds your records? Start here

Police forces

Requests to UK police forces for records held about you, including incident logs, custody records and intelligence entries.

Which police record do you need? Start here

Local authorities

Requests to councils for records including social care files, housing, council tax and complaint histories.

Banks and lenders

Requests to banks, lenders and credit providers for account records, call recordings, complaint notes and lending decisions.

Which company in the group holds your records? Start here

Gambling operators

Requests to betting and gaming companies for account, transaction, marketing and responsible gambling records.

Government departments

Requests to central government bodies including the Home Office, DWP and HMRC.

Which department holds your records? Start here

Insurers

Requests to insurance companies for claim files, underwriting records, loss adjuster reports and medical evidence.

Exam boards and universities

Requests to exam boards, universities and colleges for candidate and student records, marks, appeals and misconduct files.

Telecoms providers

Requests to mobile and broadband providers for account records, call data, contact notes and credit checks.

Utility providers

Requests to energy and water suppliers for account, meter, billing and debt records.

Organisations

Requests to other UK organisations for the personal data they hold about you.

Not sure which organisation holds it?

Some requests are easier to start from what you want than from who has it.

Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

The right of access is the same across the UK. Which organisations exist, and what you can already see online, is not.

Republic of Ireland

Requests to Irish organisations run under the EU GDPR and Ireland’s Data Protection Act 2018, with the Data Protection Commission — not the ICO — behind them. Subject access requests in Ireland covers the process, the HSE and the Garda.

Can’t find the organisation?

You can send a Subject Access Request to any organisation that holds data about you, whether or not it is listed here. Start a request and we will identify the right contact — how it works sets out what happens at each stage.

Start your SAR — £20