Exemptions
We are obliged to check whether any of the information is exempt as defined in the UK General Data Protection Regulation and cannot be provided after all.
The main exemption we must consider relates to other people’s rights under data protection. If your information contains details about other individuals, we must consider whether it would be lawful and fair to them to disclose it. We would normally seek their consent before making our decision.
Other exemptions we must consider relate to:
- national security and defence
- crime
- taxation
- prejudice of regulatory activity
- legal professional privilege
- the social work records exemption
- the health and education work records exemption