July 2009
Commentary on Government amendments to the House of Lords
The ICO has submitted a memorandum on Government amendments introduced in the House of Lords.
July 2009
Statement on Google Street View
The ICO has responded to a complaint from Privacy International concerning Google Street View by issuing a statement clarifying the ICO’s position.
June 2009
Report to Parliament on the Ministerial veto on the disclosure of Iraq military action meeting minutes
The ICO has delivered a report to Parliament on the Ministerial veto on disclosure of the minutes of Cabinet minutes concerning military action against Iraq.
May 2009
Memorandum submitted on the Coroners and Justice Bill
The ICO has submitted a memorandum to the House of Lords on the Coroners and Justice Bill. The commentary concerns data protection and personal information.
February 2009
Response to the Joint Committee on Human Rights
The ICO has issued a response to the Joint Committee on Human Rights on matters relating to data protection proposals within the Coroners and Justice Bill.
February 2009
Additional commentary on the Coroners and Justice Bill
The ICO has issued some additional commentary on data protection clauses within the Coroners and Justice Bill
January 2009
Memorandum submitted to the Public Bill Committee
The ICO has submitted a memorandum welcoming aspects of the data protection clauses within the Coroners and Justice Bill
January 2009
Evidence submitted to the All Party Group on junk mail
The ICO has submitted evidence in response to an enquiry conducted by the All Party Group on Junk Mail into the management of personal data in the public sector.
January 2009
Response to ‘Surveillance: Citizens and the State’ report
The ICO has responded to The House of Lords Select Committee on the Constitution Inquiry into ‘Surveillance: Citizens and the State’.
January 2009
What is data for the purposes of the DPA
To further assist in understanding what is meant by ‘personal data’ the ICO has now launched further technical guidance entitled 'Determining what information is data for the purposes of the DPA'
January 2009
Personal Information Promise
On 28 January 2009 the Information Commissioner’s Office celebrated European Data Protection Day by launching the Personal Information Promise, which was signed by major stakeholders.