Authority
ICO
Country
United Kingdom
Date Issued
July 26, 2022
Industry
Government
Summary
The UK Ministry of Defence received a reprimand from the ICO for a significant backlog of Subject Access Requests (SARs) that accumulated since March 2020, with approximately 9,000 outstanding requests causing average response delays exceeding 12 months, violating data subject rights under UK GDPR.
Violation Types
Data Subject Rights
Articles Violated
Related Enforcement Actions
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