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Data protection / SAR letter

To: The organisation's Data Protection Officer

Timeline: UK GDPR requires a response within 1 month. ICO complaints are investigated within 3 months.Outcomes: ICO investigates 70%+ of complaints where the organisation has failed to respond within 1 month

Deadline / timing: Organisation must respond within 1 calendar month of receiving request (UK GDPR Art.12). ICO complaint: within 3 months of last substantive contact.

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Tell us about your situation

We ask only what we need to draft the right letter. Approximately 3 minutes.

Your full name *

Your address *

Your email

Your date of birth (for identity verification)

Organisations may ask for this to process your request. Optional to include.

Organisation name *

Organisation address (or DPO email if known) *

Type of request *

Description of personal data / processing at issue *

What data do they hold? What are they doing with it? When did the processing occur? Be specific.

If erasure request: ground for erasure

Have you already contacted the organisation?

Dates of any prior request, their response (or silence), ref numbers.

Harm or distress suffered (if any)

Relevant to ICO complaint severity and potential compensation claim (UK GDPR Art.82). Optional.

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What this letter will cite

UK GDPR Art.17 — Right to request erasure ("right to be forgotten") of personal data in defined circumstances.
UK GDPR Art.15 — Right to request a copy of personal data held by an organisation within 1 month. Subject Access Request (SAR).
DPA 2018 — UK implementing statute for UK GDPR. ICO is the supervisory authority; complaints must be lodged within 3 months of last substantive contact.
UK GDPR Art.77 — Right to complain to the ICO if data subject rights are not respected. ICO can issue enforcement notices and fines.

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