Subject access requests for employees and ex-employees

Under Data Protection Regulations, employees and ex-employees have the right to gain access to personal information held about them by their employer or ex-employer. This applies to both manual and electronic information and includes the employees’ personal file, and any separate sickness records, disciplinary records, performance review notes, or emails etc.

How to make a request

To make a subject access request, please download and complete the DSAR 2 - application form and email it to: cddft.workforcecompliance@nhs.net.

Alternatively, you can make a request in writing to: Compliance Business Partner, Workforce and Organisation Development, First Floor, Bishop Auckland Hospital, Cockton Hill Road, Bishop Auckland, DL14 6AD.