Dear Lance Barker,

Thank you for your information request, received on the 18 December 2024.

Reference 8225 has been applied to your request which will be looked into
and a response provided within 20 full working days.

Should you have any queries in the meantime, please contact the Freedom of
Information Team at [1][Braintree District Council request email]

Kind regards,

Lucy Smith

Performance and Information Assistant

Braintree District Council | Causeway House, Bocking End, Braintree, CM7
9HB

 01376 552525| [2]www.braintree.gov.uk

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Dear Lance Barker,

I am writing regarding your information request received by Braintree
District Council on the 18/12/2024, case reference 8225.

Your request for information has been processed under the Freedom of
Information Act (FOIA). The Act enables access to information held by the
Council, subject to exemptions contained within the Act.

The Act does not require the Council to create information to respond to a
request if the requested information is not held, nor to give an opinion
or comment.

Please find attached our response to your request below:

The total number of Data Subject Access Requests (DSARs) received by your
authority for each of the last three years (2021, 2022, and 2023).

The number of DSARs completed within the statutory one-month timeframe
during each year.

The number of DSARs that required an extension beyond the one-month
timeframe, along with the average length of extensions granted.

Any recorded costs (e.g., staff time, software, or other resources)
associated with processing DSARs for each of these years. -

We do not hold information with regards the costs of administering Data
Subject Access requests, as information is collated by various officers
across all departments, and there is no software that is specific to
administering DSARS.

Right of internal review: If you are dissatisfied with the handling of
your request please contact us in writing, within 40 days of the receipt
of a full response, at: Emma Wisbey Legal and Governance Manager,
Braintree District Council, Causeway House, Bocking End, Braintree, Essex,
CM7 9HB. Or e-mail: [1][Braintree District Council request email]

Right to appeal: Should you remain dissatisfied with the outcome of any
internal review, you have a right of appeal under S50 of the Freedom of
Information Act to appeal against the decision by contacting the
Information Commissioner, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow SK9 5AF. Or
e-mail: [2][email address]

Kind regards,

Lucy Smith

Performance and Information Assistant

Braintree District Council | Causeway House, Bocking End, Braintree, CM7
9HB

 01376 552525| www.braintree.gov.uk

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