The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) said that Police Scotland, the UK's second-largest police force, was "excessive ...

The ICO says the case highlights “key data protection practices” that all police services and criminal justice organisations should take note of, particularly around data minimisation, secure handling ...

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has issued reprimands to seven public and private organisations over failures to respond to requests for personal information, but experts have questioned ...

The force was found to have breached data protection laws after extracting the contents of a person’s mobile phone.

From years of denying it was part of its remit, to accepting that it is actually Quite Important for data protection, the UK’s data regulator ...

Lancashire Police Authority broke data protection laws by publishing a complainant's personal information on its website, the Information Commissioner's Office said on Tuesday. According to the ...

Understanding the ICO’s approach to assessing financial penalties should be a key element of an organisation’s data protection strategy and risk profile. In an era when data protection infringements ...

On June 19 2025, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) published guidance on the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (DUAA), which received Royal Assent on the same day. The DUAA introduces ...

Social media giant retorts it doesn't want to collect 'private' data, and plans to appeal The UK's data protection regulator ...

The UK’s privacy regulator has called on accountants to play a key role in ensuring the country’s SMEs are compliant with rigorous data protection laws. The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) ...

The UK’s data protection regulator has shared seven tips for SMBs, designed to save them time and money and boost customer confidence. The UK’s SMB community numbers over 5.5 million firms – amounting ...

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) approach of only fining public sector organisations “in the most serious cases” is under fire from privacy campaigners at Open Rights Group (ORG), who say ...