ICO and stakeholder consultations

Call for evidence - Age Appropriate Design Code

19 September 2018, ICO consultation, Closed

The ICO’s call for evidence as part of the development for our Age Appropriate Design Code has now closed. We would like to thank everyone who has made a submission.  We have now commissioned …

ICO call for views on updating the data sharing code of practice

10 September 2018, ICO consultation, Closed

As required by the Data Protection Act 2018, the ICO are working on updating our   data sharing code of practice , which was published in 2011. The updated code will explain and advise on changes…

Consultation on the Future of the International Conference of Information Commissioners

07 September 2018, ICO consultation, Open

The Information Commissioner, along with a Governance Working Group (GWG) consisting of colleagues from Argentina, Canada, India, Mexico, Serbia and South Africa, is launching a consultation on the future of the International Conference of Information Commissioners.

ICO call for views on creating a regulatory sandbox

06 September 2018, ICO consultation, Open

  The Information Commissioner (the Commissioner) is calling for evidence and initial views on creating a regulatory sandbox. The ICO’s Technology Strategy for 2018-2021 sets out that we intend…

Draft Regulatory Action Policy

04 May 2018, ICO consultation, Closed

Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs) guidance

13 April 2018, ICO consultation, Closed

Children and the GDPR guidance

28 February 2018, ICO consultation, Closed

Cabinet Office: Consultation on FOIA S45 Code of Practice

02 February 2018, Stakeholder, Closed

Article 29 Working Party consultation on transparency

23 January 2018, Stakeholder, Closed

The Article 29 Working Party is consulting on the guidelines on transparency under Regulation 2016/679. 

Article 29 Working Party consultation on consent

23 January 2018, Stakeholder, Closed

The Article 29 Working Party is consulting on the guidelines on consent under Regulation 2016/679. 

Article 29 Working Party consultation on Binding Corporate Rules

17 January 2018, Stakeholder, Closed

The Article 29 Working Party is consulting on the working document on Binding Corporate Rules for Data Controllers and for Data Processors.

Consultation on GDPR guidance on contracts and liabilities between controllers and processors

10 October 2017, ICO consultation, Closed

We are consulting on our draft guidance on contracts and liabilities between controllers and processors under the GDPR. The closing date for this consultation is 10 October 2017.

Feedback request – profiling and automated decision-making

28 April 2017, ICO consultation, Closed

GDPR consent guidance

31 March 2017, ICO consultation, Closed

  We are analysing the feedback received and this will feed into the final version. However we will not be able to publish the final version of our guidance until the Article 29 Working Party…

Privacy notices, transparency and control – a code of practice on communicating privacy information to individuals – summary of responses

07 October 2016, ICO consultation, Closed

Privacy notices, transparency and control – a code of practice on communicating privacy information to individuals

24 March 2016, ICO consultation, Closed

Consultation on the ICO Plan 2015-18

27 February 2015, ICO consultation, Closed

We are consulting on our plans for the next three years and welcome your views.

Ministry of Justice: Triennial review of the Information Commissioner's Office

16 January 2015, ICO consultation, Closed

The ICO has submitted its response to the Ministry of Justice’s Call for Evidence in respect of the Triennial Review of the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO).

Ministry of Justice: Triennial review of the Information Commissioner’s Office

16 January 2015, Stakeholder, Closed

The Ministry of Justice has announced a triennial review of the Information Commissioner’s Office.

Privacy seals: draft framework criteria

03 October 2014, ICO consultation, Closed

A privacy seal scheme acts as a ‘stamp of approval’ highlighting an organisation’s commitment to maintaining good privacy standards. The ICO will be endorsing at least one privacy seal scheme, operated by an independent third party in the UK. The ICO’s endorsement is conditional on the scheme’s operator achieving official accreditation by the UK Accreditation Service (UKAS). The ICO will invite proposals for a privacy seal scheme in the Autumn 2014, with a view to selecting a proposal in early 2015. The ICO is aiming to launch the first round of endorsed schemes in 2016. This consultation provides an opportunity for organisations to provide their views on the framework criteria that proposals for schemes will be assessed against. This will inform the final version of the framework criteria, which will be published with the invitation for proposals.

Data protection and journalism: a guide for the media

04 September 2014, ICO consultation, Closed

In the report of the Leveson Inquiry into the culture, practices and ethics of the press, Lord Justice Leveson recommended that the ICO should, in consultation with the industry, issue comprehensive guidelines and advice on appropriate principles and standards to be observed by the press in the processing of personal data. Our draft data protection guide for the media responds to that recommendation. It covers the Data Protection Act as it currently stands – any proposed changes to the law would be for the government to consider and take forward separately. We ran a short consultation last year on proposals for the form, scope and structure of our guidance. A summary of the responses to that consultation was published, and the responses informed the development of our draft guide.

ICO Privacy Seals consultation on framework criteria - summary of responses

03 September 2014, ICO consultation, Closed

CCTV code of practice – revised

01 July 2014, ICO consultation, Closed

This revised code of practice on CCTV is intended to replace the last revision which was published in 2008. The aim of this revision is to reflect the developments in existing technologies that have taken place since the last revision, to discuss the emergence of new surveillance technologies and the issues they present, to reflect further policy development in areas such as privacy impact assessments, to explain the impact that new case law has had on the area of surveillance systems and to reflect the wider regulatory environment that exists when using surveillance systems.

Looking ahead, staying ahead: Towards a 2020 vision for information rights

07 February 2014, ICO consultation, Closed

The ICO is the regulator for information rights – the right to privacy and the right to know. As the issues around data and the right of access to official information become ever more significant to the work of public, private and third sectors, the ICO has been reviewing its own role and impact. We’ve been considering what will be required of us over the next period and what we might do differently – and we wanted to hear from the public and our stakeholders about our ideas. This publication set out our proposed direction for the ICO for the next five years and beyond.

Our new approach to data protection concerns

31 January 2014, ICO consultation, Closed

As part of the Information Commissioner’s Office’s commitment to deliver our regulatory responsibilities as efficiently and effectively as possible we reviewed our approach to how we deal with the complaints and concerns the public raise with us under the Data Protection Act.