About the ICO News and events Events and webinars 33 in total Data Protection Practitioners' Conference 2020 06 April 2020, Event Registration for delegates and exhibitors is now open for the 2020 Data Protection Practitioners’ Conference to be held in Manchester on 6 April. Assurance Toolkit Workshops 03 February 2020, Event, London The ICO are hosting a workshop about the Accountability Toolkit. Adtech fact-finding forum 19 November 2019, Event, London The ICO are hosting a fact-finding forum about adtech. Data Protection Practitioners' Conference 2019 08 April 2019, Event, Manchester The Conference was held on 8 April 2019 in Manchester. Artificial Intelligence Citizens' Juries 18 February 2019, Event, Coventry and Manchester The ICO and NIHR GM PSTC have jointly commissioned Citizens Jury. The two week research session has been set up to gain insight into public perception about artificial intelligence Democracy Disrupted? How can data protection law protect our electoral integrity? 25 October 2018, Event, Residence Palace, Rue de la Loi 175, Brussels A conversation with Elizabeth Denham, UK Information Commissioner, and Steve Wood, Deputy Commissioner. Law enforcement processing under the Data Protection Act 17 September 2018, Webinar A recording of our Law enforcement processing under the Data Protection Act webinar . Data Breach Reporting webinar 19 July 2018, Webinar This webinar is aimed at Data Controllers and gave advice and guidance on how and when to report security breaches to the ICO. You can view this webinar by clicking here . Grants programme webinar 17 July 2018, Webinar ICO Grants webinar GDPR Event for Umbrella Organisations 03 July 2018, Event, BMA House, London The ICO's Assurance team are leading a workshop on GDPR. Advisory Visit Workshop 19 June 2018, Event, Birmingham Conference and Events Centre, Birmingham The ICO's Assurance team are hosting a free workshop in Birmingham today, covering Governance and Accountability, Information Security and Records Management. The Caldicott Guardian in General Practice Summit 23 March 2018, Event, De Vere West One Conference Centre, London The ICO’s Stacey Egerton will be speaking at The Caldicott Guardian in General Practice Summit. Personal data and the GDPR – building consumers' trust and confidence 11 January 2018, Webinar The ICO recognises that informing and educating the public about their personal information is key to ensuring the ultimate success of the updated data protection legislation for all concerned: individuals, brands, the public and third sectors - as well as the ICO, as regulator. Health Sector SME Workshop 2017: Manchester 09 November 2017, Event, Principal Hotel, Oxford Road, Manchester The ICO’s Assurance team will be hosting a webinar and free workshops for small to medium organisations who look after heath related personal data, eg physiotherapists, chiropodists and opticians. The webinar and workshops will cover the basics of data protection both now and under the GDPR. Health Sector SME Workshop 2017: Birmingham 07 November 2017, Event, Crowne Plaza Hotel, Central Square, Birmingham The ICO’s Assurance team will be hosting a webinar and free workshops for small to medium organisations who look after heath related personal data, eg physiotherapists, chiropodists and opticians. The webinar and workshops will cover the basics of data protection both now and under the GDPR. Law enforcement provisions of the Data Protection Bill 19 October 2017, Webinar Are you a competent authority processing personal data for a law enforcement purpose? Our webinar will guide your organisation through the preparations you should be making to prepare for the change… Health Sector SME Workshop 2017: London 11 October 2017, Event, Congress Centre, 28 Great Russell Street, London The ICO’s Assurance team will be hosting a webinar and free workshops for small to medium organisations who look after heath related personal data, eg physiotherapists, chiropodists and opticians. The webinar and workshops will cover the basics of data protection both now and under the GDPR. FOI conference – Trust, transparency and progressive information rights 20 September 2017, Event, Hilton Hotel, Manchester Co-hosted by Elizabeth Denham, Information Commissioner, and Rosemary Agnew, Scottish Information Commissioner, on Wednesday 20 September in Manchester. Northern Ireland Data Protection Conference 08 September 2017, Event, Templepatrick, County Antrim The Information Commissioner Elizabeth Denham will be speaking at the Northern Ireland Data Protection Conference. Data Protection and Information Security now and in the future – an introduction for small organisations in the healthcare sector 23 August 2017, Webinar Are you responsible for looking after health-related personal data in smaller organisations such as physiotherapists, chiropodists and opticians? Would you like to know more about the basics of data protection, the principles and what it means for you both under the current Data Protection Act and future General Data Protection Regulations? ICO Grants Programme webinar 15 June 2017, Webinar This webinar will give more details about our the ICO's Grants Programme including information about how to apply. ICO performance highlights 2016/17 9 May 2017, Webinar On Tuesday 9 May, Deputy Commissioner Simon Entwisle is hosting a webinar to share some of the performance highlights and other facts and figures from the reporting year just finished, 2016/17. Surveillance webinar 3 May 2017, Webinar Using surveillance technology is becoming more and more common and the ICO has seen a number of data protection issues arise due to its use. Manual records in the health sector webinar 15 March 2017, Webinar This webinar looked at the most common errors the ICO sees as part of our audits and advisory visits in the logging, tracking, movement and storage of manual records in the health sector. From small GP practices to large hospitals, the ICO consistently find the same errors being made. This webinar looked at what we find, and gave practical tips on how to avoid making the same mistakes. Data Protection Practitioners’ Conference 2017 06 March 2017, Event, Manchester Central Convention Complex, Manchester The ICO’s Data Protection Practitioners' Conference 2017 took place on Monday 6 March and was held at the Manchester Central Conference Centre. Loading results More