Information Commissioner calls for senior leaders to take transparency seriously

Today, as my office takes further regulatory action against five public organisations for their continued failings to meet their obligations under the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act, I am writing…

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ICO takes regulatory action against five public authorities under the FOI Act

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has taken action against five public authorities for continued failings to meet their obligations under the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act.

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ICO and Federal Communications Commission sign Memorandum of Understanding

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) and the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) which formalises their commitment to work together to protect people from…

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ICO finds the Home Office’s pilot of GPS electronic monitoring of migrants breached UK data protection law

Home Office pilot scheme failed to assess privacy intrusion of GPS monitoring.

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ICO reprimands West Midlands Police for data protection failure

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has issued a reprimand to West Midlands Police (WMP) after the force repeatedly mixed up two people’s personal information.

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ICO reassures employers they can share staff data in a mental health emergency

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has published new guidance to give employers more certainty about sharing their workers’ personal details in a mental health emergency.

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Yr ICO yn galw ar bobl i rannu profiadau wrth gael mynediad at gofnodion gofal, gan addo gwella’r cymorth

Mae Swyddfa’r Comisiynydd Gwybodaeth (ICO) yn galw ar bobl sydd â phrofiad o’r system ofal yn y Deyrnas Unedig i rannu’r heriau maen nhw wedi’u hwynebu wrth gael mynediad at…

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John Edwards speaks at IAPP’s Data Protection Intensive UK

Commissioner discusses three of the ICO’s key areas of focus in 2024.

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ICO orders Serco Leisure to stop using facial recognition technology to monitor attendance of leisure centre employees

Regulator issues enforcement notices ordering Serco Leisure and community leisure trusts to stop using FRT and fingerprint scanning to monitor workers’ attendance

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Information Commissioner’s Office tells platforms to respect information rights when moderating online content

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) is working to support people’s information rights online by ensuring organisations understand their data protection obligations when seeking to make their platforms safer.   Content moderation…

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