I have a court order. What do I do?

{{court order}} should be treated the same as any subject access request there have been some changes in how courts obtain data in the past, the court would request the data directly; however, it now uses either a solicitor involved in the case or a parent involved in the case make a note of the court's deadlines or the deadline provided by the solicitor it is common for the solicitor to miss the deadline and pressure you with this in mind, i follow the guidance below the information commissioner's office ( {{ico}} ) it doesn't have a specific rule about redaction on court orders still, it does emphasise the importance of safeguarding personal data when disclosing information, including in court proceedings redaction, which is blacking out text to remove sensitive or irrelevant information, is a common practice to protect personal data in such situations protecting personal data redaction helps shield personal data irrelevant to the court case, or could harm or distress the individual if disclosed compliance with gdpr the general data protection regulation ( {{gdpr}} ) requires organisations to process personal data fairly and lawfully, including disclosing information to the court redaction helps organisations meet this requirement by removing irrelevant or overly detailed personal information when to redact irrelevant information redact any information unrelated to the issues in the legal proceedings confidential information redact confidential information that should not be disclosed to the other parties in the case third party data if a document contains information about a third party, it may be appropriate to redact that information to protect their privacy, especially if the third party's consent cannot be obtained surveillance footage in surveillance footage cases, redaction can protect individuals' privacy by obscuring images or removing identifying details things to bear in mind justification for redaction organisations should be able to justify their decisions and explain the basis for the redaction to the court or other relevant parties record keeping record the redaction process and the reasons for the redaction excessive redaction be mindful of excessive redaction, as it may lead the court to question the adequacy of the disclosure legal proceedings exemption the "legal proceedings" exemption under the {{}} permits the disclosure of personal data in connection with legal proceedings, including court orders in essence, you can remove all teachers' names and children involved who are unrelated to the {{court order}}