§ Mr. Cohenasked the Secretary of State for Energy what is his Department's policy towards fees for subject access under the terms of the Data Protection Act; how many register entries his Department has; and what would be the total cost to a data subject seeking access to personal data held under all register entries.
§ Mr. ParkinsonMy Department will not charge employees or ex-employees for subject access under the Act; other persons will be charged £8 per inquiry.
My Department has seven entries in the Data Protection Register covering 21 standard purposes.
In the unlikely event of other persons seeking access to personal data held under all register entries, the total cost would be £56.