§ Lord Ponsonby of Shulbredeasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether guidance will be issued to civil servants on the handling of requests for personal information under Section 7 of the Data Protection Act 1998. [HL3992]
§ The Lord Chancellor (Lord Irvine of Lairg)I have recently issued central guidance on the handling of subject access requests. I have placed a copy of this guidance in the House Library.