If you want to ask whether we hold any personal details on you, please note the following:

• you will need to supply proof of your identity. This should include a photocopy of the identification pages of your current passport or of a current photo driving licence; and the original of a current utilities bill (for example, gas or electricity), or credit card or bank statement, which includes your name and current address. This can be returned to you if required.
• it would also help us to narrow our search if you could tell us which office, prison or directorate you believe might hold personal data on you. If you are not sure which offices might hold the information, please tell us the context in which you have had dealings with us.
• we may charge a fee for this service.
• we may withhold access to your information where we have the right to do so under the Data Protection Act.

Requests for personal information, that is information about a living individual, are dealt with under the Data Protection Act 1998.

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