§ Mr. Cohenasked the Secretary of State for Transport 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. Peter BottomleyThe Department proposes to charge two fees for subject access by members of the public: £3.50 for inquiries of the driving licence record and £10 for other inquiries. There is no current intention to charge the Department's own staff seeking access to personal data held about them as employees.
There are eight register entries. Each covers a number of separate systems. In the unlikely event of a data subject wishing to have access to all entries, the total cost would be £73.50.