My right to access my personal data

Basildon Council collects information on its citizen and all other people who communicate with us as part of the normal course of delivering our services. Under Data Protection, you have a right to request a copy of your personal information.

We manage the information we hold about you properly and legally in line with the Data Protection Act 2018 and our Privacy Notice.
For further information about the Data Protection Act 2018, see: GOV.UK - data protection principles .
For more information about your right to access your personal information, see: ICO - your right to get copies of your personal data

You will need to give us the below information at the time of asking for this service:

your name, address and contact details
proof of identification and address
a detailed description of the personal information that you want a copy of

I would like to get a copy of my personal information

This request is known as a Subject Access Request. Once we receive your request, we will:

acknowledge your request within three working days
review the request to make sure we can release the data
provide you with your data within one month
inform you if the request will take longer than one month to complete

Submit a request to receive a copy of personal data held by Basildon Council

I need help to complete the form

You can call our Data Protection office. A team member would be happy to guide you through the form or fill this out for you.

You will still need to send us proof of identity if we fill this out for you, so that we can verify and process the request.

Phone: 01268 533 333

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My right to access my personal data