Anyone can ask for a copy of the personal data you hold about them.
The request does not have to mention UK GDPR, use the right words or arrive in the right inbox.
From the moment it lands you generally have one calendar month. Subject access requests also arrive most often when a relationship has soured, during a grievance, a dismissal or a dispute, which means the data is at its most sensitive and the requester at their least patient.
Getting the response wrong, or late, turns a manageable request into a complaint.
Individuals have a set of rights over their personal data.
We help you handle:
- subject access requests, including from current and former employees;
- erasure, rectification and objection requests;
- portability requests;
- requests that arrive alongside a grievance, dispute or tribunal claim; and
- building a repeatable internal process for the next one.
We work out what has genuinely been asked for, help you run a search that is reasonable and proportionate rather than limitless, apply the exemptions correctly, direct you on redacting other people’s data, and deal with awkward material honestly instead of hoping it goes unnoticed.
Just as valuably, we leave you with a process and templates, so the second request costs a fraction of the first.
Our Approach
Legal advice that makes running and growing your business easier.
We start with your business, not the law.
Before we open a document, we want to understand what you are trying to do commercially. The legal answer is only useful if it serves that.
We get to the point.
You get a clear view of what matters and what does not, in plain English, with the real risks separated from the noise.
We give you an answer.
Not a menu of options and a shrug. We tell you what we would do, why, and where there is a genuine judgment call for you to make.
We stay available.
Whether you work with us on a single project or on a subscription, we are here for the follow-up question. We would always rather you asked.
Ways of working together
Fixed-fee projects
A single, defined piece of work for an agreed fixed fee, communicated before we engage. Reviewing a contract, drafting your terms, handling a negotiation.
No surprises and no hidden fees
Flagship Subscription
Ares Access
Ongoing support on a fixed monthly subscription, for businesses that need commercial legal input regularly rather than as the occasional one-off.
- Dedicated lawyer
- Fixed monthly fees
- Commercial advice on demand
From £500 plus VAT per month
Data Protection Health Check
No surprises and no hidden fees
Any questions?
Phone: 02382 420035
