DPA - Operational Statistics
A Subject Access Request [SAR] is the procedure, available under section 7 of the Data Protection Act 1998, whereby an individual may request copies of documents that are held by the University that contain personal information about themselves. In the table below, a Full SAR refers covers requests for copies of all documents, containing personal information about themselves, held by the University. An Other SAR covers those requests for a few specific documents.
| 2008 | Full SARs | Other SARs | Enquires |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| February | 2 | 0 | 15 |
| March | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| April | 1 | 0 | 15 |
| May | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| June | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| July | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| August | 0 | 1 | 11 |
| September | 0 | 1 | 13 |
| Total for 2008 | 9 | 9 | 96 |
| Full SARs | Examination SARs ** | Other SARs | Enquiries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 13 | 56 | 30 | 136 |
| 2006 | 18 | 72 | 86 | 171 |
| 2005 | 25 | 89 | 8 | 264 |
| 2004 | 16 | 67 | 18 | 222 |
| 2003 | 14 | 57 | 8 | 246 |
| 2002 | 28 | 34 | 0 | 120 |
| 2001 | 7 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
** Requests by students for copies of examinations scripts, with effect from February 2008, are now handled by the appropriate academic department rather than via the SAR procedure.
