Subject access request right-of-access response record
- Version
- v1
- Updated
- 7 October 2026
- Reviewed
- 7 October 2026
- Audience
- Data protection leads, school leaders and staff responsible for handling subject access requests in maintained and academy schools in England.
- Jurisdiction
- england
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Scope and completion
Complete this record when the school responds to a subject access request. Complete exemption, consultation and examination-information fields only where relevant to this request and the information held.
School request reference
RequiredEnter the school's internal reference for this request.
Written response
Requester name
RequiredRecord the name of the person making the subject access request.
Written response
Data subject name
RequiredRecord the name of the identifiable living person whose personal information is covered by the request.
Written response
Date the request was received
RequiredEnter the date on which the school received the subject access request.
- Day
- Month
- Year
Request scope
RequiredDescribe the information or period covered by the request, including any clarification obtained.
Written response
Categories of personal information identified
RequiredSelect all categories of personal information identified as within the request.
Choose all that apply
- Pupil or former-pupil records
- Attendance information
- Assessment or examination information
- Safeguarding information
- Special educational needs information
- Staff or employment-related information
- Emails, letters or other communications
- Images, video or audio
- Other personal information
- Other
If other, please specify
Processing confirmation and searches
Processing confirmation outcome
RequiredRecord whether the response confirms that the school is processing personal information within the request.
Choose all that apply
- Processing confirmed
- Specific requested information not processed
- Processing confirmed for some requested information only
- Confirmation affected by an applicable exemption
Searches undertaken
RequiredRecord the systems, locations, records and custodians searched, the search dates and the outcome of each search.
Written response
Search result
RequiredSelect the overall result of the searches.
Choose one
- Information located
- No requested personal information located
- Some requested personal information located
- Further search required before dispatch
Copy of personal information
RequiredRecord whether a copy of the requested personal information is included in the response and describe its scope.
Written response
Supplementary information
Processing purposes
RequiredRecord the purposes for processing the personal information covered by the response.
Written response
Recipients or recipient categories
RequiredRecord the specific recipients or, where applicable, recipient categories to whom the personal information has been or will be disclosed.
Written response
Retention period or criteria
RequiredRecord how long the personal information will be kept, or the criteria used to determine the retention period.
Written response
Rights and complaints information provided
RequiredRecord the information provided about rights to request rectification, erasure or restriction, to object to processing, and to complain to the school and the ICO.
Written response
Source information
Where the personal information was not obtained directly from the data subject, record the source information provided.
Written response
Automated decision-making information
RequiredWhere relevant, record whether automated decision-making or profiling is used and the meaningful information provided about its logic, significance and envisaged consequences.
Written response
International-transfer safeguards
RequiredWhere relevant, record the safeguards applying to any transfer to a third country or international organisation.
Written response
Exemptions and information withheld or delayed
Exemption or restriction applied
Complete only where information, confirmation or timing is affected by an applicable exemption or restriction.
Choose all that apply
- None
- Exam scripts or examination marks
- Other SAR exemption
- Information concerning another person
- Other
If other, please specify
Information withheld or delayed
Complete where information has been withheld or delayed. Identify the information affected and explain the outcome as transparently as the circumstances allow.
Written response
Reason for withholding or delay
Complete where an exemption is applied. Record the reason given to the requester, limiting detail where explaining the exemption could prejudice its purpose.
Written response
Examination information deadline tracking
Does the request concern information recorded by an examination marker before results were announced?
Complete only where the request concerns this type of examination information.
Choose one
- Yes
- No
- Not known or not applicable
Examination results announcement date
Complete where relevant to the examination-information timing calculation.
- Day
- Month
- Year
Five-month examination-information deadline
Complete where relevant. Record the date five months after receipt of the request.
- Day
- Month
- Year
Forty-day examination-information deadline
Complete where relevant. Record the date 40 days after the examination results announcement.
- Day
- Month
- Year
Applicable examination-information deadline
Record the earlier applicable deadline where the examination-information timing rule is relevant.
- Day
- Month
- Year
Consultation and quality checks
Consultation undertaken
RequiredRecord whether consultation was undertaken before deciding what to disclose, with whom and the outcome.
Written response
Response components included
RequiredSelect the components included in the response.
Choose all that apply
- Confirmation of processing
- Copy of personal information
- Supplementary information
- Exemption or withholding explanation
- Examination-information timing explanation
- Other
If other, please specify
Completion check
RequiredConfirm the response record has been reviewed against the request and the information held.
- Tick when complete
Dispatch record
Response date
RequiredEnter the date the response was issued or, where information was delayed, the date of the relevant partial response.
- Day
- Month
- Year
Dispatch method
RequiredSelect how the response was sent to the requester.
Choose one
- Secure email
- Post
- Secure portal
- In person
- Other
- Other
If other, please specify
Dispatch details and evidence
RequiredRecord the destination or delivery method, any tracking or transmission reference, the materials sent and where the response evidence is stored.
Written response
Person completing this record
RequiredEnter the name and role of the person completing the response record.
Written response
Record completion date
RequiredEnter the date this response record was completed.
- Day
- Month
- Year
Additional notes
Record any other relevant facts about the response, including outstanding actions or later dispatch of delayed information.
Written response
