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.
NHS organisations
Requests to NHS trusts for hospital health records, including notes, test results, letters and imaging.
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
- ACRO Criminal Records Office
- Avon and Somerset Police
- Devon and Cornwall Police
- Essex Police
- Greater Manchester Police
- Kent Police
- Lancashire Constabulary
- Merseyside Police
- Northumbria Police
- Police Scotland
- PSNI
- South Wales Police
- South Yorkshire Police
- Surrey Police
- Sussex Police
- Thames Valley Police
- the Metropolitan Police
- West Midlands Police
- West Yorkshire Police
Banks and lenders
Requests to banks, lenders and credit providers for account records, call recordings, complaint notes and lending decisions.
Government departments
Requests to central government bodies including the Home Office, DWP and HMRC.
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.
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