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Written question asked by Sarah Bool (Conservative) on Wednesday, 10 June 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 15 June 2026 (named day). It was answered by Andrew Western (Labour) on Thursday, 18 June 2026 on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.

Department for Work and Pensions: Subject Access Requests

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many subject access requests the Department received in the last 12 months.

Answer

During the 12-month period June 2025 to May 2026 inclusive (i.e. the 12-month period prior to the question), DWP completed 16,032 subject access requests within the statutory deadline.

During the 12-month period June 2025 to May 2026 inclusive (i.e. the 12-month period prior to the question), DWP received 44,482 subject access requests.

This figure includes requests that were not progressed because DWP was unable to verify the identity of the requestor & was therefore unable to validate the request.

During the 12-month period June 2025 to May 2026 inclusive (i.e. the 12-month period prior to the question), the average completion time for completed subject access requests was 43.3 days.

During the 2-year period June 2024 to May 2026 inclusive (i.e. the 24-month period prior to the question), DWP completed 23,712 subject access requests that exceeded the statutory deadline.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
8962
Session
2026-27
Grouped for answer
Yes
Subjects
Department for Work and Pensions Subject access requests
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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