About the ICO News and events News, blogs and speeches 300 in total The ICIC adopts Johannesburg Charter 22 March 2019, Blog The ICIC is the International Conference of Information Commissioners. The Conference was first held in 2003 when Information Commissioners and Ombudsmen met for the first time in Berlin to adopt a declaration for further cooperation and experience sharing among regulatory authorities charged with overseeing the access to public information. ICO fines Vote Leave £40,000 for sending unlawful text messages 19 March 2019, News The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has fined Vote Leave Limited £40,000 for sending out thousands of unsolicited text messages in the run up to the 2016 EU referendum. A call for participation: Building the ICO’s auditing framework for Artificial Intelligence 18 March 2019, Blog Simon McDougall, Executive Director for Technology Policy and Innovation, invites comment from organisations on the development of an auditing framework for AI. Two Birmingham workers fined for data protection breaches 18 March 2019, News Employees could face a criminal prosecution if they access or share personal data without a valid reason, the Information Commissioner’s Office has warned. ICO raids businesses in Brighton and Birmingham suspected of making millions of nuisance calls 12 March 2019, News The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has searched two addresses as part of an investigation into businesses suspected of making live and automated nuisance calls. Following a year-long… International Conference of Information Commissioners 2019 11 March 2019, Speech Information Commissioner and Chairperson of the ICIC Governance Group, Elizabeth Denham, makes the opening address of the International Conference of Information Commissioners (ICIC). Blog: Adtech fact finding forum shows consensus on need for change 07 March 2019, Blog There’s a well-quoted line from Steve Jobs, that as Apple CEO he didn’t employ smart people to tell them what to do, but so that they could tell him what to do. Blog: Why the right of access to patient data needn’t be a headache for GPs 07 March 2019, Blog A patient’s right to access their own medical records from their GP is a long-established principle supported and strengthened by data protection law, most recently the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Organisations should be doing more to achieve privacy accountability 05 March 2019, News 5 March 2019 ICO statement on TPP SystmOne changes 04 March 2019, Statement An ICO spokesperson said: "The ICO has previously raised concerns around TPP’s SystmOne software and the ability of GP practice users, as data controllers, to comply with their obligations… ICO crackdown on nuisance calls reaches 100-year milestone 28 February 2019, News Investigations by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) into nuisance marketing have resulted in 16 company directors being banned from running a company for more than 100 years in total. Former council officer fined for emailing CVs of rival job applicants to his partner 27 February 2019, News A former senior local government officer has been prosecuted for passing the personal information of rival job applicants to his partner. Blog: Advancing the adtech debate from a data protection perspective 12 February 2019, Blog Simon McDougall highlights three areas of concern in the adtech industry and invites stakeholders to a fact-finding forum. Housing developer fined for ignoring data request 07 February 2019, News Organisations have been reminded they could face a criminal prosecution if they fail to respect the public’s legal right to access their personal information. Blog: Show you mean business by paying the Data Protection Fee 07 February 2019, Blog Paul Arnold, Deputy CEO, explains to small businesses why they need to pay the data protection fee. ICO to audit data protection practices at Leave.EU and Eldon Insurance after fining both companies for unlawful marketing messages 01 February 2019, News The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has issued fines totalling £120,000 to an EU referendum campaign and an insurance company for serious breaches of electronic marketing laws and is set to review how both are complying with data protection laws. Blog: Your views will help us build our regulatory sandbox 30 January 2019, Blog Data, Transparency and Trust: How information rights can promote a culture of accountability 29 January 2019, Speech Elizabeth Denham's speech at a Parliamentary Internet, Communication and Technology Forum event held in partnership with the ICO and the APPG for Data Analytics. ICO celebrates the success of innovative data protection projects on Data Protection Day 2019 28 January 2019, News Innovative data protection projects funded by the ICO are making a real difference to public trust and confidence in privacy issues. Blog: How will personal data continue to flow after Brexit? 25 January 2019, Blog, Central government Elizabeth Denham's latest blog busts the myths for UK companies transferring personal data to and from the EEA Former European Data Protection Supervisor joins ICO as non-executive director 25 January 2019, News Peter Hustinx, who was the first European Data Protection Supervisor and served in the role for more than 10 years, has been appointed as a non-executive director of the ICO. Openness by Design: ICO’s access to information strategy is published for consultation 14 January 2019, Blog A blog by Director of Freedom of Information Gill Bull to introduce the ICO’s proposed strategy for Freedom of Information and invite comments to inform a final version. ICO calls for nominations for the second Practitioner Award for Excellence in Data Protection 11 January 2019, News The Information Commissioner is calling for nominations for the second Practitioner Award for Excellence in Data Protection. SCL Elections prosecuted for failing to comply with enforcement notice 09 January 2019, News SCL Elections Ltd, also known as Cambridge Analytica , has been fined £15,000 for failing to comply with an enforcement notice issued by the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO). Law changes on pension cold calling 09 January 2019, News Cold calls about pensions are now illegal in some circumstances following a change in the law. Loading results More