Obtaining personal information

How to request personal data - Data Protection Act 1998

The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) holds personal data within criminal case files. If you require access to your own personal data held within these files, it is not provided under the Freedom of Information Act (FoIA) but under the Data Protection Act 1998 subject access principles. Subject to certain prescribed conditions, and the limitations set out in the exemptions in Sections 27 to 39, individuals have rights of access to their own personal data but not to personal data relating to other people. To request your own personal data, you need to complete an application form (below), enclose identifying documents as requested and send them directly to:

CPS Headquarters
Rose Court
2 Southwark Bridge
London
SE1 9HS

Download the Data Subject Access Request Application form in word document format. If you have difficulty obtaining a copy, please write to the above address and a form will be sent to you directly. The CPS charges an advance fee of £10 for subject access requests.