Your right to information
Request Forms for accessing information about yourself held by the MPS
The Data Protection Act 1998 (DPA 1998) gives you the right to access personal information (information about yourself) held by organisations.
Subject Access Form
The MPS Subject Access form is available for download in the following formats:
Adobe PDF - this format requires access to Adobe Acrobat Reader. This is often already installed on computers, but if you do not have it you can download it free from the Adobe website.
Microsoft Word for Windows (version Word 6.0/95)
File size is shown below to give an indication of expected download times. Times will vary according to the size of the particular file and the speed of your connection to the Internet.
The Metropolitan Police Subject Access Form (Form 3019)
Use this form to access information held about you on the PNC or other MPS systems.
If you do not live or have never lived in the London Metropolitan area, please apply to the Police Service that covers the relevant region or area.
As printed/written documentation to prove identity is required when making a subject access request, we cannot accept completed forms via email.
We do not currently have the facility for completion of forms online.
The postal address for return of completed forms is:
MPS Public Access Office, PO Box 57192, London, SW6 1SF
To request access to general information (non-personal information) held by the MPS, please make a Freedom Of Information Act request.