Reviewed and updated August 2023
Approved by Steve Lloyd, Head of Cultural Services, 24 October 2023
This document will be reviewed and updated in 2026 in line with the Archives Service Accreditation programme.
Access to archives containing personal information
We deal with subject access requests under current Data Protection legislation and requests for information under current Freedom of Information legislation and Lancashire County Council procedures. We refer the request to the appropriate data controller or information officer and inform applicants about the progress of their requests.
Where access to information from records not yet fully open is granted by the data controller or information officer, we may supply copies of the information for a fee.
Statutory framework
Local Government (Records) Act 1962
Local Government Act 1972: s224 and 226(5)
Local Government (Access to Information) Act 1985
Public Records Act 1958 (especially s3(6) and s4(1)) as amended 1967
The Law of Property (Amendment) Act 1924
Church of England Parochial Registers and Records Measure 1978, amended 1992
Manorial Document Rules, 1959-67;
Tithe Act 1936
Tithes (Copies of Instruments of Apportionment) Rules, 1960-1963
Data Protection Act 2018
Freedom of Information Act 2000
Representation of the People Act 2000
Environmental Information Regulations 2004
Equality Act 2010