About the ICO ICO and stakeholder consultations 41 in total Age appropriate design: a code of practice for online services 31 May 2019, ICO consultation, Closed The Information Commissioner is seeking feedback on her draft code of practice Age appropriate design – a code of practice for online services likely to be accessed by children (the code). The… ICO call for views on a data protection and journalism code of practice 24 May 2019, ICO consultation, Closed The Information Commissioner is calling for views on a data protection and journalism code of practice (the code). Consultation – 'Openness by design' – our draft access to information strategy 08 March 2019, ICO consultation, Closed Every year, more and more people ask us to independently review decisions made by public authorities about their requests for information under the Freedom of Information Act or the Environmental… Call for views – Direct Marketing Code of Practice 24 December 2018, ICO consultation, Closed The Information Commissioner is calling for views on a direct marketing code of practice. Call for Views: Code of Practice for the use of personal information in political campaigns 21 December 2018, ICO consultation, Closed In recent years the shape of political campaigning has changed dramatically. Rapid social and technological developments in the use of big data and social media have fundamentally changed the way… Consultation on the Future of the International Conference of Information Commissioners 05 October 2018, ICO consultation, Closed 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 10 September 2018, ICO consultation, Closed 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… 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… Call for views - Age Appropriate Design Code 27 June 2018, ICO consultation, Closed This code is now out for consultation until 31 May . Age Appropriate Design Code - call for views from parents, carers, and children The ICO is looking at the ways websites and apps use… 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. Loading results More