SARs: tool used by Farage can be wielded as weapon against firms

Subject access requests have become standard in work disputes and are increasingly used by public figuresNigel Farage’s claim that his account at the prestigious bank Coutts was closed because of his political values has been bolstered by a report from the bank’s reputational risk committee that he obtained via a subject access request (SAR), an increasingly common tool – some would say weapon – used by individuals in dispute with organisations.SARs, which allow an indivi