Natural England: make a personal data request
Ask Natural England to provide or change the personal information they hold about you, under your data protection rights.
Applies to England
UK data protection law gives individuals the right of access and a number of other rights in relation to their personal information. These include rights relating to:
- correction of inaccurate personal data
- erasure of personal data in certain circumstances
- restriction of processing
- objection to processing
- data portability
- automated decision-making and profiling
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) website has a guide to individual rights requests.
How we use your personal data
Our privacy notice explains what personal information we collect and how we use it when processing individual rights requests submitted to Natural England.
Our personal information charter explains what to expect from Natural England when we ask for, or hold, your personal information.
Before you submit an individual rights request
Before you submit an individual rights request under UK data protection legislation, you should have the following information available:
- details of the information you’re requesting, including any relevant dates or time periods
- information about the service, department or team that may hold the information
- any reference numbers, correspondence, case details or names of staff you have dealt with that may help us locate the information
- a current and valid form of ID, such as a driving licence or passport, to verify your identity
- power to act on your authority if someone is completing the request on your behalf
Providing clear and detailed information will help us process your request more efficiently and avoid unnecessary delays.
How to make a request
Make a subject access request (SAR)
Use this form to request access to personal information that Natural England holds about you – the right to access.
Make another data protection rights request
Use this form to exercise any of the following rights:
- right to rectification
- right to erasure
- right to restrict processing
- right to data portability
- right to object
- rights related to automated decision-making, including profiling
Further assistance
If you require help making a request or would like further information, you can contact us:
Enquiry Service
Natural England
Foss House, Kings Pool
1-3 Peasholme Green
York
Y01 7PX
Telephone: 0300 060 3900
Email:enquiries@naturalengland.org.uk
Call operating times are 10am to 4pm Monday to Friday (excluding public holidays).
Find out about call charges at www.gov.uk/call-charges.
After submitting your request
Following submission, your form will be forwarded to the dedicated Data Protection Team for handling.
The team will log and acknowledge your request, providing information on the next steps and the relevant legal response deadline of one calendar month.
Where a request is particularly complex, or where multiple requests have been submitted, it may be necessary to extend this timescale by up to a further 2 months.
If an extension is required, we will inform you within the initial one-month period and explain the reasons for the delay.
Your request will be assessed in accordance with data protection legislation.
In some circumstances, Natural England may be unable to fulfil your request, either in full or in part. Where this applies, we will inform you of the reason for our decision.