ICO approves fourth UK GDPR certification scheme following sequence of success
The Information Commissioner’s Office has approved the fourth set of UK GDPR certification scheme criteria.
Read More »Information Commissioner’s Office calls for accountants to play their role in SMEs data protection compliance
Regulator publishes key questions for accountants to ask SME clients to ensure they get data protection compliance right.
Read More »New guidance to industry issued for game developers on protecting children
The Information Commissioner’s Office sets the standard for ensuring games conform with data protection law. 93% of UK children play video games. Games providers should identify if their players are…
Read More »Business fined £200,000 for making over 1.7million unlawful calls
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has today fined It’s OK Ltd £200,000 for what it called a “sustained and exploitative campaign” of nuisance calls.
Read More »Update on the ICO’s change of approach to regulating communication service providers
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) published a statement on 20 January 2023 about the obligations of public electronic communications service providers (CSPs) under Regulation 5A of the Privacy and Electronic Communications…
Read More »Five businesses fined a total of £435,000 for making nearly half a million unlawful marketing calls
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has fined five companies a total of £435,000 for making nearly half a million unlawful marketing calls to people registered with the Telephone Preference Service…
Read More »ICO and Ofcom strengthen partnership on online safety and data protection
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) and Ofcom have today set out how we will work together to ensure coherence between the data protection and the new online safety regimes.
Read More »ICO launches consultation on how it prioritises FOI complaints
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has launched a consultation on how it prioritises the complaints it receives about public bodies’ handling of Freedom of Information (FOI) requests.
Read More »Department for Education warned after gambling companies benefit from learning records database
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has issued a reprimand to the Department for Education (DfE) following the prolonged misuse of the personal information of up to 28 million children.
Read More »ICO and Cabinet Office reach agreement on New Year Honours data breach fine
The UK Information Commissioner has agreed to reduce the £500,000 Monetary Penalty Notice (MPN) imposed on the Cabinet Office in 2021 in relation to the New Year Honours data breach…
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