Tech Volunteers hack-day data request notes

Notes on tool features

Minimum features

• Template PDF
• Template Email
  • Top 20 Preformatted requests
• Look up company in ICO database
• Choose Company to send to

Further desirable features

• Send Email
  • Reminder email after 40 days
• Look up company at Companies house
  • Compare ICO and Companies house results
    • Escalate to ICO when company is missing
• Link to FOIA to find out what information to ask for
• Wiki and/or forum
  • Suggestion box for new features
  • comparing notes on requests:
    • how to do an effective request
      • what data to ask for
      • what department has it
    • which companies stonewall the most
• Making paying easier
  • Collect money from individual (eg, paypal)
  • Crowdfunding
  • Post cheque (& request) on behalf of user.

Misc

Research on data protection request stonewalling: News story: [1] The research (scroll down to Work Package 5 ) [2]