Handling Subject Access Request Redactions, Exemptions and Manifestly Unfounded/Excessive Requests

Subject Access Requests are becoming more commonplace. Of schools surveyed, Judicium Education found 51% have received between 1 and 4 requests while 46% received more than 5 since 2018.

Handling them can be time consuming, especially when a large amount of data is requested.

Knowing what to redact, which data is exempt and when you can refuse a request can turn a difficult SAR into a manageable task.

We will take you through these tricky to navigate areas of data subject access requests:

During the session we will be looking at:

• When and how to make redactions
• Exemptions to completing a SAR and how they are applied
• Situations where requests can be viewed as manifestly unfounded/excessive and be refused

Let us introduce you to this week's professional speaker

Patrick Ballentine

Patrick has an undergraduate degree from the University of Manchester and through opportunities offered by Judicium is looking to take his Practitioner Certificate in Data Protection (PC.dp.) Patrick has spent time living abroad working in schools and understands the need for Data Protection to be made as accessible, practical, and relevant as possible. When he is not answering queries, Patrick enjoys boxing with his local club in Manchester and hiking in the Peak District.