Subject Access Requests made in 2020 – compliance, delays and DPA 2018 breaches

Ms S J Kerr made this Freedom of Information request to North Ayrshire Council This request has been closed to new correspondence. Contact us if you think it should be reopened.

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Dear North Ayrshire Council,

Under FOISA 2002 please provide the following information recorded on your systems relating to Data Protection Act 2018 Subject Access Requests received by the council in the period 1 January 2020 to 31 December 2020 i.e. all of the year 2020.

1. The total number of Subject Access Requests that were responded to in the statutory 30 day time limit.

2. The total number of Subject Access Requests that were responded to after the statutory 30 day time limit but within three (3) months, with the delay being either a lawful exemption (under the Data Protection Act 2018) being applied or the Data Protection Act 2018 being breached.

3. The total number of Subject Access Requests that had not been responded to after the three (3) months time limit, with the delay being either a lawful exemption being applied or the Data Protection Act 2018 being breached.

Yours faithfully,

Ms S J Kerr

North Ayrshire Council

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