Where we are the Data Controller, you are entitled to be told whether we hold data about you, and if we do:
- to be given a description of the data in question
- to be told for what purposes the data is processed
- to be told the recipients, or classes of recipients, to whom the data is or may be disclosed.
You are also entitled to a copy of the information with any unintelligible terms, acronyms or codes explained. You will also be given any information available to us on the source of the data. The data will be in its latest form.
If you wish to apply for access to your personal data, known as a “Subject Access Request”, you should write to the Policing Board at the address below. A fee of £10 may need to accompany your request together with proof or your identity. This may take the form of a valid United Kingdom or Irish Passport, or a United Kingdom driving licence with a photograph, or some other form of identification as the Policing Board may request.
We also need to be supplied with the details needed to locate the information you seek. A request for access to personal data will be dealt with promptly and in any event within 40 days or receipt of the request and payment of the fee, if applicable.
If you consider that a request by you for access to your personal data has not been dealt with properly, you may write to us at the address below seeking resolution of your complaint.
If we do not resolve your complaint to your satisfaction you may write to the Information Commissioner, who is appointed to consider such complaints at:
Office of the Information Commissioner
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF
The Information Commissioner is empowered to assess whether there has been a failure to comply with the 1998 Act. The Commissioner can issue enforcement proceedings if satisfied that there has been a contravention of the data protection principles.
The Commissioner can also recommend that you apply to court alleging a failure to comply with the subject access provisions of the 1998 Act. The court may make an order requiring compliance with those provisions and may also award compensation for any damages you have suffered as well as any associated distress.
