Under the Data Protection Act 1998 you have a right of access to personal information about yourself. The right is to enquire what, if any, personal data is held about you on computer or in paper files. If Land Registry is holding personal data about you, you are also entitled to be:

· given a description of the data,
· told for what purposes the data is being held, and
· told of the recipients (or possible recipients) to whom the data is disclosed.

You have the right to a copy of the data with any jargon explained. For further information, please refer to Public Guide No. 5.

If you wish to apply for access to your personal data you should write to Land Registry at the following address, quoting the reference "Subject Access Request". Please provide as much detail about yourself to help us help you.

Data Protection Officer
Land Registry, Head Office
Lincoln's Inn Fields
London
WC2A 3PH

Requests for access to personal data are dealt with promptly, and you will receive a full response within 40 days of receipt of the request. We may charge a fee, not exceeding £10.

If you feel that a request for access to personal data was not dealt with in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998 you may take further action as follows:

You may write to the Information Commissioner, who may do one of the following:-

(a) make an assessment as to whether it is likely or unlikely that Land Registry has
complied with the 1998 Act,
(b) issue enforcement proceedings if he is satisfied that Land Registry has contravened one of the Data Protection Principles,
(c) recommend that you apply to court alleging a failure to comply with the subject access provisions of the 1998 Act.

–  you can also apply to the court alleging a failure to comply with the subject access
provisions of the 1998 Act. The court may make an order requiring compliance with
those provisions and may also award compensation for any damage you have suffered as a result and any associated distress.