The use of the Immigration Exemption under the Data Protection Act 2018

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Dear Teesside University,

I am writing to request information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 regarding the use of the "immigration exemption" under Schedule 2 Part 1 Paragraph 4 of the Data Protection Act 2018. I ask you to provide me with:

1. The number of subject access requests (Article 15 General Data Protection Regulation) made under the Data Protection Act 2018 in:

a) 2018
b) 2019
c) by 30th September 2020

If feasible, please also provide the number of these requests that were immigration-related presented in the same timeline (2018 - 2019 - 2020).

2. The number of times information was redacted from the response to a subject access request on the basis of Schedule 2 Part 1 Para 4 of the Data Protection Act 2018 (the immigration exemption) in:

a) 2018
b) 2019
c) by 30th September 2020

3. The number of times appeals were made against the restriction in:

a) 2018
b) 2019
c) by 30th September 2020

4. The number of times those appeals were overturned in:

a) 2018
b) 2019
c) by 30th September 2020

Please provide the information in an electronic format most convenient to you.

If you require clarity on the request please do not hesitate to contact me at [email address] and I would be happy to clarify.

Upon locating the requested records, should providing these records for all years exceed the cost limit, please only provide data for 2020 (in the first place) and 2019 (if still within the cost limit). Should that still be too costly, please provide data for the most recent quarter (full three months) of 2020 for which these data are available.

Thank you for your prompt attention.

Yours faithfully,

Dr Kuba Jablonowski
the3million research associate
[email address]

LGS Information Legislation, Teesside University

Dear Requestor

We acknowledge receipt of your request for information as below.

Your request is being processed in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act 2000, under our reference number 20246. That Act requires that the response to your request is sent within 20 working days following receipt, subject to any clarification that may be necessary. Whilst we will endeavour to provide our response as soon as possible, it will be issued in accordance with the Act no later than 31 December 2020.

If you have any queries in the meantime, please contact us at [Teesside University request email]

Yours faithfully
Information Governance Team

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LGS Information Legislation, Teesside University

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Dear Requestor

Please find attached Teesside University's response to your request for information.

Kind regards,

Information Governance Team
T: 01642 384020
 
Legal and Governance Services

tees.ac.uk
 

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