ICO 2024 – a year in review
As 2024 comes to a close, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) is reflecting on a successful year of effecting change to protect people’s information rights and guide organisations to continually…
Read More »ICO takes regulatory action against four public authorities under the FOI Act
We have taken action against four public authorities for continued failings to meet their obligations under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).
Read More »ICO takes action against two organisations for “risking public trust” by failing to respond to public requests for information
We have taken action against two trusted public services after investigations found they’d failed to meet basic information request requirements, as set out under the Freedom of Information Act 2000…
Read More »DPPC 2024
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) will hold its annual Data Protection Practitioners’ Conference (DPPC) online on Tuesday 8 October.
Read More »ICO statement on its public sector approach trial
In June 2022 we revised our approach to working with public sector organisations and started a two-year trial, as set out in our open letter at the time.
Read More »Understanding what information people commonly request from public authorities
Aiden Clarkson Senior Upstream Regulation Officer – FOI and Transparency People can use the WhatDoTheyKnow (WDTK) website to submit Freedom of Information (FOI) and Environmental Information Regulations (EIR) requests to…
Read More »No regulatory wild west: how the ICO applies the law to emerging tech
John Edwards, Information Commissioner, delivers speech at the New Scientist Emerging Technogies summit, 15 May 2024.
Read More »Registration opens for ICO annual conference
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) will hold its annual Data Protection Practitioners’ Conference (DPPC) online on Tuesday 8 October.
Read More »ICO publishes guidance to improve transparency in health and social care
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) is supporting health and social care organisations to ensure they are being transparent with people about how their personal information is being used.
Read More »ICO statement in response to reports of data breach at The London Clinic
An ICO spokesperson said: “We can confirm that we have received a breach report and are assessing the information provided.”
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