Subject to certain exemptions, you have a right to be told whether South Yorkshire Police holds any information about you (your ‘personal data’) and a right to be provided with a copy of that personal data within a 40 day period.  The Data Protection Act means that in certain circumstances South Yorkshire Police may not be able to provide you with some personal data, for example, information that identifies other individuals.  If you wish to exercise those rights, please follow the instructions below & carefully complete the ‘SA1’ form.

Proof of identity

South Yorkshire Police needs to be satisfied that you are who you say you are. Consequently, Section 3 asks you to provide evidence of your identity and address by supplying copies of at least two official documents, which between them provide sufficient information to prove your name, date of birth, current address and signature. (Photocopies of these documents are ample).

Fee

Your Subject Access application will cost £10. You are encouraged to pay by cheque as regulations over the handling of cash may delay your application. Cheques and postal orders should be made payable to ‘South Yorkshire Police’.   Please Note:- Postal Orders must be UK Postal Orders.

 

Returning the form

The completed form, appropriate proof of identity & fee, should be posted to SYP at:-

South Yorkshire Police Professional Standards Department

Unit 20 Sheffield 35a Business Park

Churchill Way

Chapletown

SHEFFIELD

S35 2PY

 

Enquiries to Information Compliance Unit

Tel:  0114 2921787 or 0114 2921788

or

Email: subjectaccess@southyorks.pnn.police.uk

VISA'S

Request for Information for the purposes of visas in either Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Canada, United States of America, Bahamas, Belgium & Chile.

Individuals requiring Police Certificates  should contact ACRO on 0845 601 3999 or via their website ACPO website.  Please note that this Certificate is processed entirely by the ACPO Criminal Records Office (ACRO). All submissions and enquires relating to this process to be directed to ACRO, who can be contacted through the following routes:

• Telephone: 0845 601 3999 (during their office hours of 8:30 - 16:30, Monday to Friday)
• E-mail: acro.policecertificates@acro.pnn.police.uk
• Address: ACRO, PO Box 481, Fareham, PO14 9FS

Request for Information for Employment Purposes.   (This includes Individuals working with Children or Vulnerable people):-
If you are going to work as a paid employee or volunteer for an organisation, your work will bring you into contact with children or vulnerable adults and you have been asked to apply for a CRB check, you must access the CRB website (External site) and follow their procedure. 

For all other employment vetting, the appropriate route would be by way of ‘Disclosure Scotland’ on 0870 609 6006 or via their website www.disclosurescotland.co.uk (external site).

Section 7 DPA 1998/Subject Access is not intended to be used for employment vetting purposes.  

 

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