SUBJECT ACCESS REQUEST TEMPLATE (UK GDPR Art. 15) ======================================================================== [Your name] [Address] · [Email] · [Phone] [Date] To: [Data Protection Officer / HR, organisation name] Sent by email [and recorded delivery] Dear Sir or Madam, RE: SUBJECT ACCESS REQUEST — ARTICLE 15 UK GDPR 1. I make a subject access request under Article 15 UK GDPR and s.45 Data Protection Act 2018. I was employed by you as [role] from [date] to [date] [if a leaver]. 2. SCOPE — please provide copies of all personal data concerning me, including but not limited to: a) My complete HR/personnel file, including absence, appraisal and performance records; b) Emails and instant messages (Teams/Slack) sent or received by [names/departments] between [date] and [date] that concern me; c) Notes and minutes of all meetings concerning me, including [grievance/disciplinary/capability] meetings; d) The investigation file concerning [describe, with dates]; e) [Any system records — e.g. building access logs, IT tickets.] 3. Please also provide the Article 15(1) information: purposes of processing, categories of data, recipients, retention periods and the source of the data. 4. IDENTITY: I enclose [passport/driving licence copy / payslip] so that the response period can begin from today's date. 5. I note the response is due within one calendar month of receipt (Article 12(3)). Please confirm receipt and the due date by return. Yours faithfully, [Your name] ======================================================================== Template from YourWorkRights.uk — free, independent guidance. This template is general guidance, not legal advice. Adapt it to your facts. For advice on your case: ACAS 0300 123 1100. ========================================================================