Transparent DSAR Support Costs & Pricing for UK Employers & Organisations
Reliable DSAR Support Costs for Employers and Organisations.
We will deliver your DSAR on time and on budget and can review up to 1,000 documents a day. Ideal for all types of organisations. View our costing breakdown below, giving you an idea of the level of support you can receive.
Reliable DSAR Support Costs and Pricing for UK Employers and Organisations
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Full DSAR Review Service
For comprehensive Data Subject Access Requests (DSAR), we provide an end-to-end review solution utilising expert privacy analysts and paralegals.
If you are unfamiliar with DSAR rules, review our comprehensive Data Subject Access Request Guide
to see what data subjects can legally ask for.
Example: reviewing and redacting 10,000 emails
For illustration, 10,000 emails might require approximately 10 analyst days for initial review and a further 5–10 days for redaction. That gives an estimated 15–20 analyst days, costing £3,000–£4,000 including VAT, before the one-off on-boarding and solicitor oversight fee. These are analyst working days, not a guaranteed delivery period. The estimate will depend on the material supplied and the work required.
Including the one-off on-boarding and solicitor oversight fee, the estimated total for this example is £4,800–£5,800 including VAT.
One month – DSAR cost breakdown examples based on review time (based on a 25 to 50 GB / 1 month project)
For a standard 25 to 50 GB dataset requiring a 1-month turnaround, the total expenditure typically ranges between £2,000 and £5,500 depending on how quickly this is completed.
This encompasses all technical setup and dedicated analyst review hours. Projects exceeding 50 GB will be scoped and priced according to the indicative capacity table below.
(Example) Final bill:
£2,000 – £5,500 (Inclusive of VAT)
Example DSAR Costing Breakdown
Total Estimated | Price Structure | Estimated Costs (25 GB Project) |
Initial Setup Fee | One-time infrastructure & onboarding cost | £1,500 |
Privacy Analyst | Document review and redaction at £200 per day | £3,000 – £4,000 based on approximately 15-20 working days |
Total Estimated Project Cost | Setup fee + privacy analyst revie and redaction | £4,500 – £5,500 |
How DSAR review and redaction costs are calculated
The estimate depends on the amount and type of material, the review work required and the extent of any redaction. Your estimate will set out the work included, the expected analyst time and the solicitor oversight. The estimate is based on the work involved, rather than the size of the files alone. Relevant factors include the number and length of the records, their format and the amount of review and redaction required.
Gigabytes of data we handle
We can scale our team and technology to meet your data volume. The table below outlines estimated document counts and typical delivery timeframes based on the size of your dataset.
Data Volume | Estimated Document Count | Estimated Timeframes |
25 GB | 20,000 documents | 1 month |
50 GB | 40,000 documents | 1 to 2 months |
75 GB | 60,000 documents | 2 to 3 months |
100 GB | 80,000 documents | 3 months maximum |
Did you know? Turnaround times depend on data complexity. By using our advanced e-Discovery software, we’ve completed large 100 GB reviews in one month.
Two month extension – Project extensions (For 50 GB – 100 GB Volumes / 2 month project)
Project Extensions & Larger Volumes (50 GB – 100 GB)
Datasets between 50 GB and 100 GB typically require a 1 to 2-month turnaround depending on complexity. The total expenditure ranges between £5,500 and £9,500 if a second month is required. This is broken down into different categories:
Setup Costs: The initial setup fee remains a one-time charge between £1,000 to £1,500 and does not repeat.
Analyst Costs: Dedicated review resource hours scale according to the total volume of documents. Month one averages £4,000. Month two requires an additional £1,000 to £4,000 depending on how many days needed.
(Example) Final bill:
£5,500 – £9,500 (Inclusive of VAT)
Additional DSAR support services
If you only require high-level legal review, redaction support, or strategic DSAR guidance, we can provide targeted support tailored to your organisation and budget.
Response Service | Description | Fee Structure |
Initial DSAR Strategy & Scope Review | High-level legal assessment of the request, identifying exemptions, and setting the response roadmap. | From £700 per day |
Managed Response Service | End-to-end handling, including data gathering, vetting, and drafting the final response. | From £450 – £700 per day |
Redaction Service | Specialist line-by-line review to remove third-party data and apply legal redactions. | £200 per day |
Final Compliance Check Only | A one-off professional “sign-off” of your prepared response before you hit send. We can offer a fixed fee depending on how involved we need to be. | £400 (Fixed Fee) |
Fixed Fee | We can offer a fixed fee depending on how involved we need to be. | Estimate fixed fee £400 – £5,000 |
Why choose us
We specialise in navigating complex DSARs and advise on nuances that standard services overlook. Additionally, we address DSAR Support Costs and Pricing to keep budgets predictable. We are a solicitor-led organisation with fast turnaround and a structured approach. We are a solicitor-led organisation with over 25 years’ experience in data protection and privacy law. We’ve handled DSARs involving over 20,000 + documents. We have supported organisations in employment disputes and reduced internal review time by weeks. We support organisations in Woking, Surrey and across the UK with practical data protection advice.
We’ve worked with organisations across multiple sectors including WarnerMedia, Yum! Brands, Burberry, Expedia and Société Générale on DSAR compliance matters and we’re confident we can help you.
Request a DSAR consultation
Firstly, contact a data protection solicitor at +44 (0)7976 939 016. Hours are Mon – Fri: 9:00 am – 6:00 pm; Sat: 10 – 4 pm. If you would like us to call or email you, please leave your details; we will contact you. 2nd Floor, Midas House, 62 Goldsworth Road Woking, Surrey, GU21 6LQ
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