What we can't do

The Information Commissioner:

  • Cannot award compensation for any breach of the Data Protection Act or the Freedom of Information Act
  • Cannot require anyone to release personal data to you unless you have made a valid “subject access” request which has not been complied with
  • Does not hold all your personal data
  • Cannot prevent an individual from processing personal data for purely domestic purposes
  • Cannot assist you to obtain access to any non-personal information unless you have made a valid request under the Freedom of Information Act or the Environmental Information Regulations to a public authority which has not been complied with

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