A guide to subject access

Publisher

Information Commissioner's Office (UK)

URL

https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/uk-gdpr-guidance-and-resources/subject-access-requests/a-guide-to-subject-access/

Published

2026-07-16

Updated

unknown

Accessed

2026-10-01

HTTP status

200

License

Open Government Licence v3.0; short excerpts and locators only

Source notes citing this source

• ICO guidance states that organisations must make a reasonable and proportionate search to answer a subject access request but need not run searches that are unreasonable or disproportionate. in context
• Under ICO guidance for the UK GDPR, if the organisation asks the requester for clarification the one-month subject access time limit pauses and resumes the day after the clarification is received. in context

Cite this source record

APA

WarmTransfer. (2026, July 16). A guide to subject access. WarmTransfer. https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/sources/ico-guide-to-subject-access

BibTeX

@misc{warmtransfer-ico-guide-to-subject-access,
  title  = {A guide to subject access},
  author = {{WarmTransfer}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/sources/ico-guide-to-subject-access},
  note   = {Information Commissioner's Office (UK), accessed 2026-10-01}
}