Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department has taken steps to help ensure that citizens are able to meet in-person with his Department’s data protection officer.

There is no legal obligation for the Data Protection Officer (DPO) to meet citizens in person. There is a requirement for data subjects/citizens to be informed of the DPO’s contact details. This is done via the Ministry of Justice’s Personal Information Charters and privacy notices.