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South Wales Police

Data Subject Rights

Authority

ICO

Country

United Kingdom

Date Issued

October 8, 2025

Industry

Government

Summary

South Wales Police received an enforcement notice from the ICO for serious delays in handling subject access requests, with only 29% responded to within statutory timeframes during April 2023-March 2024 and 352 overdue SARs as of August 2025. The ICO ordered the force to clear the backlog by June 2026.

Violation Types

Data Subject RightsLegal Basis

Articles Violated

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