Data Protection and Freedom of Information
Data Protection
The Office of the Independent Examiner of Security Legislation is committed to protecting the rights and privacy of all individuals in accordance with the EU General Data Protection Regulation, 2016/679 (GDPR) as given further effect in Part 3 of the Data Protection Act 2018.
Under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), personal data is defined as:
any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (data subject)
This definition provides for a wide range of personal identifiers to constitute personal data, including name, identification number (e.g. PPSN), location data or online identifier and covers all electronic, manual and image data which may be held on computer or on manual files.
Freedom of Information
The Freedom of Information Act 2014 (FOI Act) is a statutory right conferred on all members of the public to access records held by public bodies including the office of the Independent Examiner of Security Legislation, while balancing the public interest and the right to privacy of individuals.
The Office of the Independent Examiner of Security Legislation is a “partially included agency” under the FOI Act. This means that Freedom of Information requests may be submitted only in relation to the general administration of the office.
The FOI Act does not apply to records held or created by the Independent Examiner of Security Legislation.
These Freedom of Information provisions are set out in section 292 of the Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024.
To submit a Freedom of Information request, please email [email protected].