ICO backs new data sharing schemes to protect gamblers from harm
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has today backed proposals for the financial sector to share data with gambling companies to protect customers from unaffordable losses.
Read More »ICO fines two businesses £180,000 for making unlawful marketing calls
The Information Commissioners’ Office (ICO) has issued fines totalling £180,000 for two companies that made more than 480,000 unlawful marketing calls to businesses signed up with the UK’s “Do not…
Read More »Information Commissioner John Edwards’ opening remarks at the European Parliament’s Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE), delivered on 23 May 2023.
My principal reason for being here is to provide you with reassurance that I take my responsibility of protecting Europeans data in the United Kingdom very seriously, and that I…
Read More »ICO issues Ministry of Justice with reprimand after confidential personal information left in prison holding area
The ICO has issued a formal reprimand to the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) after confidential waste documents were left in an unsecured prison holding area.
Read More »“It’s important not to get caught out.” – New SARs guidance for employers issued
ICO publishes new guide on responding to subject access requests
Read More »ICO statement on Capita incident
Capita has reported an incident to us and we are assessing the information provided.
Read More »Statement in response to the Open Rights Group’s report
The ICO does not share the views in the Open Rights Group report.
Read More »John Edwards, Information Commissioner, delivers a keynote speech at the Data and the Future of Financial Services Summit
Event took place on 17 May 2023
Read More »ICO reprimands Thames Valley Police for releasing witness details to suspected criminals
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has issued a reprimand to Thames Valley Police (TVP) after details were released which led to suspected criminals learning the address of a witness.
Read More »ICO warns of “real danger” of discrimination in new technologies that monitor the brain
The Information Commissioner’s Office is warning that newly emerging neurotechnologies risk discriminating against people if those groups are not put at the heart of their development.
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