Consultation responses

Regulating AI: the ICO's strategic approach - a response to the DSIT Secretary of State

30 April 2024, Our response to others' consultation, Closed

Electoral Commission Northern Ireland - Code of Conduct for Campaigners in Northern Ireland

26 April 2024, Our response to others' consultation, Closed

Consultation launched on the proposed regulations about the holding and handling of information by the Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Recovery (ICRIR)

26 March 2024, Our response to others' consultation, Closed

Ofcom consultation on guidance for service providers publishing pornographic content

05 March 2024, Our response to others' consultation, Closed

Ofcom's consultation on protecting people from illegal harms online

01 March 2024, Our response to others' consultation, Closed

Government consultation on transparency of land ownership involving trusts consultation

26 February 2024, Our response to others' consultation, Closed

Department for Science, Innovation and Technology’s consultation on the Online Safety Act’s super-complaints function: eligible entity criteria and procedural requirements

11 February 2024, Our response to others' consultation, Closed

FCA Call for Input: Potential competition impacts from the data asymmetry between Big Tech and firms in financial services

07 February 2024, Our response to others' consultation, Closed

Department of Health - Consultation on Strategy for General Practice Pharmacy in Northern Ireland

15 December 2023, Our response to others' consultation, Closed

DSIT Open Communications consultation

01 December 2023, Our response to others' consultation, Closed

Department of Health - Consultation on Recommendations of Independent Review of Children's Social Care Services in Northern Ireland

01 December 2023, Our response to others' consultation, Closed

Statutory Guidance on the Reduction and Management of Restrictive Practices in Educational Settings in Northern Ireland

10 November 2023, Our response to others' consultation, Closed

The Executive Office consultation on a Strategic Framework to End Violence Against Women and Girls & Foundational Action Plan

21 October 2023, Our response to others' consultation, Closed

Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee inquiry: Transforming the UK’s Evidence Base

09 October 2023, Our response to others' consultation, Closed

HM Treasury consultation on the ban on cold calling for consumer financial services and products

27 September 2023, Our response to others' consultation, Closed

Best Practice Framework Consultation Proposals: Code of Practice for Consumers in Vulnerable Circumstances

15 September 2023, Our response to others' consultation, Closed

Lords Communications and Digital Committee’s call for evidence on Large Language Models

05 September 2023, Our response to others' consultation, Closed

Department for Education’s call for evidence on generative AI in education

23 August 2023, Our response to others' consultation, Closed

Education Authority Plan of Arrangements for Special Educational Provision

31 July 2023, Our response to others' consultation, Closed

Written evidence: Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill

11 July 2023, Our response to others' consultation, Closed

The Information Commissioner’s response to the Bank of England and HM Treasury’s consultation on a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC)

30 June 2023, Our response to others' consultation, Closed

Office for Artificial Intelligence white paper: AI regulation

21 June 2023, Our response to others' consultation, Closed

The Executive Office consultation: Review of the Race Relations (NI) Order 1997

18 June 2023, Our response to others' consultation, Closed

Information Commissioner’s response to the Data Protection and Digital Information (No 2) Bill

30 May 2023, Our response to others' consultation, Closed

The Data Protection and Digital Information (No 2) Bill was reintroduced on 8 March 2023. The Information Commissioner's response is below.

Departments of Health and Justice joint consultation - Domestic and Sexual Abuse Strategy for 2023-2030

02 May 2023, Our response to others' consultation, Closed

DCMS Committee inquiry: Regulation of gambling

10 February 2023, Our response to others' consultation, Closed

Department for Communities call for evidence: Debt Respite Policy Proposals for Northern Ireland

01 February 2023, Our response to others' consultation, Closed

Dept of Health NI consultation on Transitional Adoption Support Services

19 January 2023, Our response to others' consultation, Closed

Department of Health: Consultation Support for Care Leavers

19 January 2023, Our response to others' consultation, Closed

Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) discussion paper about “The potential competition impacts of ‘Big Tech’ entry and expansion in retail financial services”

15 January 2023, Our response to others' consultation, Closed

Department of Justice Consultation: Modern slavery and human trafficking strategy

10 January 2023, Our response to others' consultation, Closed

Department of Justice consultation on increasing the Minimum Age of Criminal Responsibility in NI

23 December 2022, Our response to others' consultation, Closed

Department of Justice (NI) call for evidence: Abuse of Position of Trust Offences: Extension of the Law

22 December 2022, Our response to others' consultation, Closed

Department for Economy consultation: Miscarriage Leave and Pay

19 December 2022, Our response to others' consultation, Closed

UK Parliament consultation: Governance of artificial intelligence

25 November 2022, Our response to others' consultation, Closed

Regulation and Quality Improvement Authority (RQIA) consultation regarding ‘Draft Strategic Plan 2022-27’

17 November 2022, Our response to others' consultation, Closed

Ofcom: Cloud services market study

03 November 2022, Our response to others' consultation, Closed

HMRC Consultation: Improving the data HMRC collects from its customers

12 October 2022, Our response to others' consultation, Closed

Department of Health and Social Care call for views: Equity in medical devices independent review

06 October 2022, Our response to others' consultation, Closed

Department of Health and Social Care’s call for evidence: ‘Equity in Medical Devices'

06 October 2022, Our response to others' consultation, Closed

HMRC consultation: Digitalising business rates

30 September 2022, Our response to others' consultation, Closed

Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy consultation: Delivering a smart and secure electricity system

28 September 2022, Our response to others' consultation, Closed

DCMS consultation: Establishing a pro-innovation approach to regulating AI

26 September 2022, Our response to others' consultation, Closed

NICTS consultation on Audio and Video links

26 September 2022, Our response to others' consultation, Closed

UK Parliament: Call for Evidence into the crypto-asset industry

21 September 2022, Our response to others' consultation, Closed

Cabinet Office consultation: The UK Single Trade Window Public Consultation

15 September 2022, Our response to others' consultation, Closed

HMRC consultation: Raising standards in tax advice

14 September 2022, Our response to others' consultation, Closed

Department of Health (NI) consultation: Raising a Concern in the Public Interest (Whistleblowing) HSC Framework and Model Policy

09 September 2022, Our response to others' consultation, Closed

Department of Health Consultation: Violence and Aggression in the Workplace HSC Framework

09 September 2022, Our response to others' consultation, Closed

Welsh Government Consultation on Liberty Protection Safeguards

14 July 2022, Our response to others' consultation, Closed

DCMS call for views on app security and privacy interventions

29 June 2022, Our response to others' consultation, Closed

House of Lords Committee Call for evidence on the Fraud Act 2006 and Digital Fraud

21 June 2022, Our response to others' consultation, Closed

DCMS’s consultation on an Online Advertising Programme

21 June 2022, Our response to others' consultation, Closed

College of Policing consultation: PNC and LEDS Code of Practice

21 April 2022, Our response to others' consultation, Closed

Ministry of Justice consultation - Human Rights Act Reform: a Modern Bill of Rights

19 April 2022, Our response to others' consultation, Closed

DCMS consultation: Proposal for legislation to improve the UK’s cyber resilience

08 April 2022, Our response to others' consultation, Closed

DWP consultation - Pensions dashboards: consultation on the draft Pensions Dashboards Regulations 2022

13 March 2022, Our response to others' consultation, Closed

Department of Health (NI) consultation: Draft Advance Care Planning Policy for Adults in Northern Ireland and Draft Equality Impact Assessment

11 March 2022, Our response to others' consultation, Closed

Department for Communities (NI) consultation: Gambling Codes of Practice

25 February 2022, Our response to others' consultation, Closed

Department for Communities (NI) call for evidence: Northern Ireland Councils - Remote/Hybrid Meetings

15 February 2022, Our response to others' consultation, Closed

Northern Ireland Ambulance Service’s public consultation on the principle of introducing Body Worn Video

14 February 2022, Our response to others' consultation, Closed

Department of Justice (NI) consultation: Charlotte's Law

07 February 2022, Our response to others' consultation, Closed

Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport consultation: "Data: a new direction"

19 November 2021, Our response to others' consultation, Closed

House of Lords Economic Affairs Committee’s inquiry into Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs)

15 October 2021, Our response to others' consultation, Closed

Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) Domestic energy retail consultation: opt-in switching and testing opt-out switching

15 October 2021, Our response to others' consultation, Closed

DWP's consultation on the health and disability green paper

11 October 2021, Our response to others' consultation, Closed

Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport consultation: A new pro-competition regime for digital markets

01 October 2021, Our response to others' consultation, Closed

Department of Health Draft Regional Policy on the Use of Restrictive Practices in Health and Social Care Settings

01 October 2021, Our response to others' consultation, Closed

Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) consultation: Reforming the framework for better regulation

01 October 2021, Our response to others' consultation, Closed

Northern Ireland Public Services Ombudsman consultation on complaints handling

30 September 2021, Our response to others' consultation, Closed

House of Commons Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee inquiry into the Cabinet Office Freedom of Information Clearing House

30 September 2021, Our response to others' consultation, Closed

Department of Health: Future Planning Model - Targeted Stakeholder Consultation

17 September 2021, Our response to others' consultation, Closed

Draft Online Safety Bill (Joint Committee) Call for Evidence

16 September 2021, Our response to others' consultation, Closed

Government’s Digital identity and attributes consultation

13 September 2021, Our response to others' consultation, Closed

Home Office’s consultation on the Surveillance Camera Commissioner’s updated SC Code of Practice

08 September 2021, Our response to others' consultation, Closed

Police Scotland's Use of Body Worn Video: Public Consultation

06 September 2021, Our response to others' consultation, Closed

House of Lords Justice and Home Affairs Committee call for evidence: the use of new technologies in the application of the law

05 September 2021, Our response to others' consultation, Closed

Department of Health (NI) consultation: Introduction of a statutory Duty of Candour in Northern Ireland

31 August 2021, Our response to others' consultation, Closed

Scottish Government consultation: Adult Support and Protection Guidance for General Practitioners and Primary Care Teams

26 August 2021, Our response to others' consultation, Closed

Scottish Government’s consultation on Adult Support and Protection Guidance for General Practitioners and Primary Care Teams

26 August 2021, Our response to others' consultation, Closed

Department for Business, Energy & Industry Strategy’s consultation on the Warm Home Discount: better targeted support from 2022

22 August 2021, Our response to others' consultation, Closed

DHSC consultation: Data saves lives: reshaping health and social care with data (draft)

20 August 2021, Our response to others' consultation, Closed

DWP consultation: Child Maintenance: modernising and improving our service

06 August 2021, Our response to others' consultation, Closed

Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down harmonised rules on artificial intelligence (Artificial Intelligence act) and amending certain union legislative acts

06 August 2021, Our response to others' consultation, Closed

HMRC consultation: raising standards in the tax advice market

15 July 2021, Our response to others' consultation, Closed

HMRC call for evidence on the tax administration framework: supporting a 21st century tax system

14 July 2021, Our response to others' consultation, Closed

HMRC discussion document: preventing and collecting international tax debt

15 June 2021, Our response to others' consultation, Closed

HMRC discussion document: helping taxpayers get offshore tax right

15 June 2021, Our response to others' consultation, Closed

HMRC consultation: Clamping down on promoters of tax avoidance

01 June 2021, Our response to others' consultation, Closed

ICO Response to the Legislative Scrutiny of the Policing, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill

15 May 2021, Our response to others' consultation, Closed

Council of Europe, Ad hoc Committee on Artificial Intelligence (CAHAI) multi-stakeholder consultation

09 May 2021, Our response to others' consultation, Closed

Cabinet Office’s consultation on the expansion of the National Fraud Initiative Data Matching Purposes 2021

05 May 2021, Our response to others' consultation, Closed

Competition and Markets Authority consultation: Future oversight of the CMA’s open banking remedies

29 March 2021, Our response to others' consultation, Closed

Scottish Qualifications Authority National Qualifications Appeals Process Consultation

26 March 2021, Our response to others' consultation, Closed

Law Commission consultation: A regulatory framework for automated vehicles

18 March 2021, Our response to others' consultation, Closed

DOH proposed Adult Protection Bill

11 March 2021, Our response to others' consultation, Closed

ICO response to IMPRESS’s consultation on the IMPRESS Standards Code

26 February 2021, Our response to others' consultation, Closed

International Trade Committee call for evidence: Digital trade and data

12 February 2021, Our response to others' consultation, Closed

Scottish Government consultation: Consultation on the revised National Guidance for Child Protection in Scotland

31 January 2021, Our response to others' consultation, Closed

ICO Response to request for feedback on the National Data Guardian’s draft guidance for Caldicott Guardians

29 January 2021, Our response to others' consultation, Closed

House of Lords Gambling Industry Select Committee Report on Gambling Harms

21 January 2021, Our response to others' consultation, Closed

UK National Data Strategy consultation

09 December 2020, Our response to others' consultation, Closed

Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy call for evidence: UK's International Regulatory Cooperation Strategy

25 November 2020, Our response to others' consultation, Closed

Department of Health (NI) consultation on cross-departmental Covid-19 Vulnerable Children and Young People's Plan

13 November 2020, Our response to others' consultation, Closed

Maritime and Coastguard Agency consultation: The Merchant Shipping (Counting and Registration of Persons on Board Passenger Ships) (Amendment) Regulations 2020

12 November 2020, Our response to others' consultation, Closed

Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy consultation on Warm Home Discount Scheme

11 November 2020, Our response to others' consultation, Closed

UN Special Rapporteur (UNSR) draft Data Privacy Guidelines for the development and operation of Artificial Intelligence solutions

02 November 2020, Our response to others' consultation, Closed

Crown Prosecution Service consultation on Guidance on Pre-Trial Therapy

30 October 2020, Our response to others' consultation, Closed

Centre for Connected & Autonomous Vehicles call for evidence: Safe Use of Automated Lane Keeping System (ALKS)

27 October 2020, Our response to others' consultation, Closed

ICO Response to DCMS - Review of Representative Action Provisions

22 October 2020, Our response to others' consultation, Closed

NI Department of Justice consultation: Development of an adult restorative justice strategy

11 September 2020, Our response to others' consultation, Closed

Department of Justice’s consultation on proposals to amend the legislation governing the retention of DNA and fingerprints in Northern Ireland

28 August 2020, Our response to others' consultation, Closed

Attorney General's consultation on Guidelines on Disclosure and the CPIA Code of Practice

22 July 2020, Our response to others' consultation, Closed

European Commission’s White Paper on Artificial Intelligence – a European approach to excellence and trust

14 June 2020, Our response to others' consultation, Closed

Ministry of Justice consultation: Consultation on Improving the Victims’ Code

28 May 2020, Our response to others' consultation, Closed