"if this is a SAR under s7 DPA what "cost limit" would apply, other than your/an interpretation of the Court's decision in Durrant?"
Just to clarify for Michael. As you say you can ignore this as it only applies to category e data and for that s9A(3) effectively applies the FOI costs limit - but not always.
As Andrew pointed out no costs limit if certain stucture exists. s9A(1).
Best illustarted by a simple example. Imagine (not so long ago!) a paper based complaints function.
If a file was kept for each complaint no costs limit applies as it is not "unstructured". Public authority must respnd in full to any SAR.
But if there is just one file, or a series of calendar based files for all complaints where everything is filed as it comes in / goes out then no structure within s9A(1) and the FOI costs limit would apply if Mr Blobby asked for his PD from those files.
For a private firm it is (bizarrely ) not 'data' at all and therfore ouside scope of DPA and SAR completely.
Why all the complexity? Because otherwise Mr Blobby's data would have been made available to everyone under FOI as you could not use the s40(2) exemption for stuff outside the scope of DPA.
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