Following the implementation of the Freedom of Information Act there have been a number of changes to data protection compliance in the public sector. Unstructured manual information is now personal data governed by the Data Protection Act, and there are new rules in relation to the charges that may be made for subject access requests.

For further information please contact Simon Stokes in the Data Protection and Freedom of Information team on 020 7814 5482 or email simon.stokes@bllaw.co.uk.