About the ICO News and events News, blogs and speeches 418 in total Ex-council worker fined for stealing vulnerable people’s personal information 25 September 2017, News Nilesh Morar, an ex-employee of Leicester City Council, has been prosecuted at Nuneaton Magistrates’ Court for unlawfully obtaining personal data. International Conference of Information Commissioners highlights need for greater transparency in contracted-out public services 22 September 2017, News The 10th International Conference of Information Commissioners has passed a resolution aimed at tackling a key challenge for access to information frameworks around the world – the growth in contracted-out public services. Automated call crackdown continues as ICO fines firm for 16.7 million illegal calls about boiler grants 20 September 2017, News The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has fined Coventry firm Easyleads Limited £260,000 for making 16.7 million automated marketing calls. ICO hosts international conference on future of access to official information 20 September 2017, News 'Trust, transparency and progressive information rights' is the theme of a global conference jointly hosted by the ICO and the Office of the Scottish Information Commissioner today. Updated Equifax statement 16 September 2017, Statement Updated ICO statement in response to Equifax cyber attack. Firm fined £350,000 for making record 146 million nuisance calls 15 September 2017, News A company behind a record high 146 million illegal calls about PPI has been fined £350,000 by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO). Dirwy o £350,000 i gwmni am wneud 146 miliwn o alwadau niwsans – y nifer fwyaf erioed 14 September 2017, News Mae cwmni sy’n gyfrifol am y nifer fwyaf erioed o alwadau anghyfreithlon ynghylch PPI, sef 146 miliwn, wedi cael dirwy o £350,000 gan Swyddfa’r Comisiynydd Gwybodaeth (ICO). Statement on the Data Protection Bill 14 September 2017, Statement Elizabeth Denham statement on the Data Protection Bill. CBI Cyber Security Conference 13 September 2017, Speech Elizabeth Denham talked about how cyber security and data protection are inextricably linked in her speech at the CBI Cyber Security Conference on 13 September 2017. Taxi booking app firm is fined for breaching the law on spam texts 12 September 2017, News The company behind a taxi booking app has been fined £45,000 by the Information Commissioner's Office for breaking the law on sending unsolicited text messages. Deputy Commissioner visits Australia 11 September 2017, Blog The ICO's Deputy Commissioner, Simon Entwisle met with 17 Asia Pacific privacy authorities to discuss the challenges facing data protection authorities in relation to developments in technology Calling people registered with the TPS costs telephone services company £85,000 11 September 2017, News The Information Commissioner’s Office has fined a Dartford-based telephone services company £85,000 for making illegal nuisance calls. Statement in response to Equifax cyber attack 08 September 2017, Statement Statement from Deputy Commissioner James Dipple-Johnstone in response to a cyber attack at US credit reference agency Equifax. GDPR – setting the record straight on data breach reporting 05 September 2017, Blog The Information Commissioner addresses myths surrounding GDPR and data breach reporting. Council fined for leaving vulnerable people’s personal information exposed online for five years 31 August 2017, News Nottinghamshire County Council has been fined £70,000 by the Information Commissioner’s Office for leaving vulnerable people’s personal information exposed online for five years. Archives and Records Association Annual Conference 31 August 2017, Speech Original script may differ from delivered version Elizabeth Denham’s keynote speech at the ARA Conference ‘Challenge the Past. Set the agenda’ on 31 August 2017. Introduction Good… ICO updated statement in relation to the potential risk to patient medical records held by GPs on TPP SystmOne 30 August 2017, Statement An ICO spokesperson said: “Following detailed discussions between the ICO, TPP, NHS Digital and NHS England, TPP has now identified some changes which are intended to address the ICO’s… GDPR is an evolution in data protection, not a burdensome revolution 25 August 2017, Blog Deputy Commissioner (Policy) Steve Wood explains why GDPR shouldn't be seen as a unreasonable burden on organisations. ICO warns companies about the costly consequences of making nuisance calls 21 August 2017, News, Marketing Companies carrying out direct marketing have been reminded that properly screening numbers against the Telephone Preference Service (TPS) register is much cheaper than a fine for making nuisance calls. North London council fined after parking ticket system flaw leaves personal information at risk 17 August 2017, News Islington Council failed to keep up to 89,000 people’s information secure on its parking ticket system website. Consent is not the 'silver bullet' for GDPR compliance 16 August 2017, Blog In the second of a series of blogs, the Information Commissioner separates fact from fiction regarding GDPR and consent. ICO warns NHS employees that unlawfully accessing patient records is an offence 11 August 2017, News The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has reminded NHS staff about the potentially serious consequences of prying into patients’ medical records without a valid reason. Personal data belonging to up to 21,000 TalkTalk customers could have been used for scams and fraud 10 August 2017, News The Information Commissioner’s Office has fined TalkTalk Telecom Group PLC £100,000 after it failed to look after its customers’ data and risked it falling into the hands of scammers and fraudsters. GDPR - sorting the fact from the fiction 09 August 2017, Blog The Information Commissioner separates fact from fiction regarding GDPR and financial penalties. Trust, Transparency and Progressive Information Rights take centre stage at conference 04 August 2017, News The Scottish and UK Information Commissioners have joined forces to co-host an international conference exploring the future of transparency and access to information in the UK and worldwide. Loading results More