The framework, which is an extension of the ICO’s existing Accountability Framework, provides nine distinct toolkits for areas that are likely to be analyzed during a data protection audit. These are: ...

The Information Commissioner's Office has seen a 30-percent rise in data protection complaints and requests for information over the last year, according to the watchdog's annual report. Launching ...

Read more on data protection regulation: ICO Set to Scale Back Public Sector Fines. According to the ICO’s own figures, it responded to just 12% of complaints within 90 days in the last three months ...

Under the UK Data Protection Act 2018 (DPA 18), the ICO has the power to serve formal reprimands, as well as fines and other enforcement notices, when organisations contravene the law.

The Information Commissioner’s Office has this week launched a new data protection audit framework, designed to help organisations assess their compliance with key legal requirements. The framework is ...

ICO to examine legality of using personal data to train generative AI models The UK’s data protection regulator has launched a consultation series around the technology.

On October 7, 2024, the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (“ICO”) announced the launch of a new audit framework designed to help organizations assess and improve their compliance with key ...

For the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), still headed by Edwards – regulators ought to represent continuity, after all – this means yet more challenges. The Conservatives’ planned Data ...

Protecting people from predatory marketing calls is going to be one of the key focuses for the UK’s data protection regulator as part of a new plan. The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO ...