Obtaining your own personal information from the Scottish Executive
Under the Data Protection Act 1998 you have the right to ask the Scottish Executive to inform you whether it processes any personal information relating to you and if so to provide you with a copy of such data. This is called a subject access request.
If you wish to access your personal information from the Scottish Executive you should make your request in writing to the following address: -
The Scottish Executive Data Protection Unit
ISIS:Information Management Unit
Y Spur
Saughton House
Broomhouse Drive
EDINBURGH
EH11 3XD
Telephone: 0131 244 8174
Your request should include a contact address and also documented evidence of who you are (e.g. copies of your driving licence, passport or birth certificate). You should also provide as much detail regarding the information you wish to access. We may come back to you for additional details in order to locate the information you require. We will also require from you payment of a fee of £10 before we start to search for your information.
We will aim to meet your request within 40 days of receiving from you all of the above information (and payment of the £10 fee).