The ICO is committed to raising awareness of data protection and freedom of information rights, and to encouraging good practice. A full list of news releases from previous years can be accessed via our archive.
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21 May 2012 Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust has been fined £90,000 following a serious breach of the Data Protection Act, the ICO announced today. |
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17 May 2012 The ICO has today announced that new changes will be made to the information public authorities will need to release proactively as part of their publication scheme. |
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16 May 2012 The London Borough of Barnet has been issued with a penalty of £70,000 for losing paper records containing highly sensitive and confidential information, including the names, addresses, dates of birth and details of the sexual activities of 15 vulnerable children or young people. |
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9 May 2012 The ICO has issued a statement in response to the Draft Communications Data Bill. |
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8 May 2012 The ICO has issued a statement in response to the news that the Secretary of State for Health, Andrew Lansley, will be imposing the ministerial veto in relation to the disclosure of the NHS Risk Register. |
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30 April 2012 A Welsh health board has become the first NHS organisation to be served a monetary penalty following a serious breach of the Data Protection Act, the ICO said today. |
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25 April 2012 The ICO is urging consumers to take better care of their data, following an investigation into the trade in used hard drives. The ICO has published new guidance to help individuals securely delete personal information from their old devices. |
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24 April 2012 The ICO has published a statement after reports of a possible data breach involving the website of the organisers of the London Marathon. |
2012 news releases
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