ICO update to government on economic growth commitments

In January 2025, we responded to the government’s call for proposals to boost the UK’s economy and foster economic growth. As a key regulator for the UK’s digital economy, we take our responsibility to support innovation and sustainable economic growth extremely seriously, and we set out a programme of ambitious, practical and measurable commitments.

A year on, this letter provides an update on progress towards those commitments and sets out what we are doing in 2026 to further enable growth across the UK.