The Information Commissioner’s Office is the UK’s independent authority set up to uphold information rights in the public interest, promoting openness by public bodies and data privacy for individuals.
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17 May - ICO to revise publication scheme requirements
The ICO has today announced that new changes will be made to the information public authorities ...
16 May - Council fined £70,000 for losing highly sensitive data
The London Borough of Barnet has been issued with a penalty of £70,000 for losing paper records containing ...
We’re sorry that some users may have had problems accessing our site over the past few days. This was due to an attack to our site. The website itself contains no sensitive information and was not damaged.
We will continue to try and keep our website available to all our users. Our helpline is available on 0303 123 1113 or 01625 545745 between 9am and 5pm.
We’re aware of an increase in people receiving unwanted marketing texts or calls from organisations who do not identify themselves. We understand how frustrating this is and we want to learn more so we can find those responsible.
If you have received a message or call but don’t know who it was from please tell us about it.
Following an investigation by the ICO in 2005, Steve Whittamore pleaded guilty to breaching the Data Protection Act. During the investigation, the ICO recovered a number of notebooks in which Whittamore had recorded personal details relating to some 4,000 people.
Our fast-track service allows people to find out whether anything is recorded about them in these notebooks.
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