Beyond the Backlog: Lessons from Bristol City Council’s Data Rights Failures

The right to access personal data held by public authorities, formally known as a Subject Access Request (SAR), is a fundamental part of UK data protection law. When that right is not upheld, individuals can be left without vital information that may affect their lives, legal cases, or understanding of their own histories. Recent findings […]

Data Subject Access Requests: What are DSARs and why are they important for your business?

What are DSARs? A Data Subject Access Request (DSAR) is exactly what it says on the tin: a request by a data subject to an organisation, requesting access to the information about them which is the organisation holds. A DSAR is not limited to just information about the individual but can also include information that […]