Subject Access Requests: One Month, Done Properly
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Recognise a request, confirm identity, run a reasonable and proportionate search, redact carefully and meet the one-month deadline under the 2026 rules.
- Assign to
- Practitioners who handle SARs
- Duration
- 30 minutes
- Evidence
- 11-question quiz
- Your version
- Editable
What they will be able to do
- Spot a valid SAR however it’s worded.
- Apply the one-month clock and the 2026 stop-the-clock rules.
- Protect other people’s data and apply exemptions properly.
The course
- 01Recognising a SAR
- 02The clock and the search
- 03Redaction
The decision they practise
In the main activity, “Redact Rob’s email”, learners spot the red flags in a realistic document and see the effect of each choice. In the main activity, “Redact the grievance notes”, learners spot the red flags in a realistic document and see the effect of each choice. In the main activity, “Check Rob’s reference”, learners spot the red flags in a realistic document and see the effect of each choice. Short animations show “Tom’s request, day by day”; and “Before and after redaction”.
How you know they finished
The 11-question quiz mixes multiple choice and sequencing questions and returns to the opening story.
Roll it out with
Relevant legislation and guidance
The course draws on these. Which ones apply depends on the organisation and the role. Finishing the course is a training record.
- UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018
- Data (Use and Access) Act 2025
How this course is built
Interactive activity
Learners practise the decision in the course, including what to say when someone pushes back.
Edit it in the builder
On Growth and above, adapt the scenarios and wording to your own workplace, policies and reporting procedures.
A record they finished
The 11-question quiz closes the course, so you can show who completed it.
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