The Data Protection Act 1998

Section 7 of the Data Protection Act gives individuals the right to request organisations to provide them with certain information concerning them. Defra is fully committed to allowing individuals to exercise their rights under the Data Protection Act and provide individuals with easy access to their personal information held by Defra.

If you would like to receive personal information concerning you held by Defra, please write to:

David Waller
Data Protection Officer
Room 546
Nobel House
17 Smith Square
London
SW1P 3JR

Telephone: 020 7238 6726
Fax: 020 7238 5376

Please include the following information and documentation when submitting your request:

• a cheque or postal order for £10.00 made payable to "Defra"

• proof of identity. If you have a CPH number number for your farming business, that will suffice as proof of identity. Please include all of your CPH numbers. If you do not have a CPH number, please provide some other form of identification, such as a recent utility bill (the original document, not a copy, which will be returned to you), a copy of the page in your passport showing your current home address or a copy of your driving licence. If you do not have any of these forms of identification, please telephone the Data Protection Officer on the above telephone number and he will assist you.

• any information that will enable us to locate the data that you are seeking. Eg, the subject matter of the information, details of the offices with whom you have been in contact together with approximate dates of the contact would be helpful. Please provide any other details which would enable us to locate the data that you are seeking. If you need any assistance in determining the sort of information that you need to provide, please telephone the Data Protection Officer on the above telephone number.