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15 Oct 2015: The efficient management of the University's records and information is necessary to support its core functions, to comply with its legal and regulatory obligations, and to contribute to the effective management of its activities. The Information

15 Oct 2015: General guidance from the Information Compliance Office As well as the basic information about data protection on the data protection overview page (including the Quick Guide leaflet and the University's Data Protection Policy), the following

16 Oct 2015: Requests should be submitted by email to foi@admin.cam.ac.uk. We will write to you to acknowledge your request and let you know the legal deadline by which we will respond. Within 20 working days, we will write again with our response. This will let

15 Oct 2015: Our contact details are as follows. However, we recommend you use email to contact us as staff are working in a hybrid manner and are not always in the office. Information Compliance Office Governance and Compliance Division University of Cambridge

15 Oct 2015: Subject access requests Under data protection legislation an individual has the right to access the information that an organisation holds about them. Accessing personal data in this way is known as making a subject access request.

16 Oct 2015: The Freedom of Information Act 2000 gives individuals the right to request information from the University. To help the University comply with the law, please remember: Any written request (including by email) for pre-existing recorded information

15 Oct 2015: It remains to be seen whether the next Government will introduce new legislation to reform data protection law..

15 Oct 2015: Information for staff and job applicants setting out how the University uses their personal information is published in a series of pages on the Human Resources Division website (http://www.hr.admin.cam.ac.uk/hr-staff/hr-data/). Specific pages are

22 Oct 2015: Background Publication Scheme Individual requests Who can make a request? What to do if you receive a verbal request What to do if you receive a written request Exemptions Charges Right of appeal Recommendations for Departments Alteration, erasure

15 Oct 2015: The Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA) applies to all 'public authorities' as defined in the Act, including the University of Cambridge. (Each Cambridge College is a separate public authority under the FOIA.) It gives a general right of access