Home Office warned after sensitive documents left at London venue
The ICO has issued a formal reprimand to the Home Office, after sensitive documents were found at a public London venue.
Read More »Data protection is an enabler, not a blocker, of good quality research
Director of Regulatory Assurance Ian Hulme’s blog for Research Live (external link).
Read More »ICO fines four firms targeting people with home improvement predatory marketing calls
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has fined four companies a total of £370,000 for making over 820,000 home improvement predatory marketing calls to people registered with the Telephone Preference Service.
Read More »ICO could impose multi-million pound fine on TikTok for failing to protect children’s privacy
TikTok could face a £27 million fine after an ICO investigation found that the company may have breached UK data protection law, failing to protect children’s privacy when using the…
Read More »Director’s Update – International Day for Universal Access to Information 2022
This is the fourth in a series of updates from Warren Seddon, Director of FOI and Transparency. His blog posts provide a regular update on our FOI work and share…
Read More »Subject Access Requests: Getting the basics right
Information can drive everything in our lives from healthcare to job opportunities to the decisions made for and about us.
Read More »Action taken against SEVEN organisations who failed in their duty to respond to information access requests
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has taken action against seven organisations who have failed to respond to the public when asked for personal information held about them, known as a…
Read More »Sharing personal data in an emergency – a guide for universities and colleges
Starting university or further education can be an exciting time, but for some it can also be a difficult and anxious transition.
Read More »ICO launches second consultation on the draft Data protection and journalism code
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has launched a second consultation on a draft code of practice about using personal data for journalism (the code).
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