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Information Act would apply because we believe the disclosure of this information to a 
member of the public would contravene one of the data protection principles, in that the 
benefits of disclosure are not proportionate to any potential harm, distress or intrusion to 
the individuals should they be identified.
We also believe that release of this information would constitute a breach of the Data 
Protection Act.
The first condition is that the disclosure of the information to a member of the public 
otherwise than under this Act: 
(a) would contravene any of the data protection principles, or
(b) would do so if the exemptions in section 24(1) of the Data Protection Act 2018 
(manual unstructured data held by public authorities) were disregarded.
The second condition is that the disclosure of the information to a member of the public 
otherwise than under this Act would contravene Article 21 of the GDPR (general 
processing: right to object to processing).
Therefore, please treat this letter as a Refusal Notice in accordance with Section 17 of 
the Freedom of Information Act in respect of data samples of less than 6.
 
 
 
If you are dissatisfied with the handling of your request, you have the right to ask for an 
internal review. Internal review requests should be submitted within 40 days of the date 
of receipt of the response to your original letter and should be addressed to:
 
Information Management
Shire Hall 
Warwick 
CV34 4RL
xxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx.xx 
 
If you are not content with the outcome of the internal review, you have the right to 
apply directly to the Information Commissioner for a decision. The Information 
Commissioner can be contacted at:
The Information Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, 
Cheshire, SK9 5AF. 
Phone: 0303 123 1113 
Website: www.ico.org.uk
 
I will now close your request as of this date.
 
 
Yours sincerely
 
 
 
 

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Jonathan Sheward
Information Rights Officer
 

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