Sample of Letter - Subject Access Request Under the Data Protection Act 1998

This is an applicable request to solicitors, barristers, the courts and any other authority that processes data. You may wish to refer to the Information Commissioner's website for further information. Also the Data Protection Act 1998.

Sample Letter

Your full Address
The Date

Authorities Address

Dear Sir or Madam

[Your full name and address together with any other details to assist in identifying you and the information you require]

Please send me the information which I am entitled to under section 7(1) of the Data Protection Act 1998 [in relation to [give details if it is specific information you require].[Please would you also advise me of the logic involved in any automated decisions taken by you about me pursuant to section 7(1) (d) of the Data ProtectionAct 1998.]

If you need further information from me, or a fee, please let me know as soon as possible. If you do not normally handle these requests for your organization, please pass this letter to your Data Protection Officer or another appropriate officer.

Yours faithfully

Signature

Public Law Project Leaflets on Public Law

The Public Law Project has an excellent website.

Leaflets

1. How can public law help me? Download here.

2. What is Judicial Review? Download here.

3. Short Guide to Grounds for Judicial Review. Download here.

4. Remedies in Judicial Review. Download here.

5. A Guide to Making a Formal Complaint. Download here.

6. Complaints Procedure for particular public bodies. Download here.

7. Making a Complaint to the Ombudsman.

CIVIL PROCEDURE RULES

The Civil Procedure Rules are available at the Department For Constitutional Affairs. Essentially, they are the rules by which all court staff ( judges, solicitors and barristers work by). It is essentially a rule book. More information is found on Wikipaedia.

The Civil Procedure Rules (CPR) govern the way in which court cases are conducted in England and Wales. They were introduced in April 1999 with the aim of enabling courts in England and Wales to deal with cases justly and streamlining the civil justice process by resolving as many cases as possible without resorting to court proceedings. The Civil Procedure Rules replace the Rules of the Supreme Court 1965 and County Court Rules 1981.

Others are

1. Criminal Procedure Rules

2. Family Procedure Rules

The Blue Book is also available for purchase from the online TSO bookshop.