About the ICO News and events News, blogs and speeches 467 in total ICO welcomes Government’s early signing of the modernised Convention 108 10 October 2018, Blog Today, a modernised version of the Council of Europe’s Convention 108 opens for signature in Strasbourg and the ICO is delighted that the UK Government is among the very first signatories. New data protection self-assessment checklist for sole traders 10 October 2018, News The ICO has today launched a self-assessment checklist that will help sole traders and self-employed individuals to assess their compliance with new data protection laws. ICO fines firm £90,000 for nuisance emails about pre-paid funeral plans 09 October 2018, News The Information Commissioner has fined London-based marketing company, Boost Finance Ltd (BFL), a company responsible for millions of nuisance emails about pre-paid funeral plans. Heathrow Airport Limited fined £120,000 for serious failings in its data protection practices 08 October 2018, News Heathrow Airport Limited (HAL) has been fined £120,000 by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) for failing to ensure that the personal data held on its network was properly secured. New ICO hub to support innovation 05 October 2018, News The ICO has been awarded funding to provide data privacy expertise to other UK regulators to ensure rules and regulations keep pace with technologies of the future. Meet the new ICO Director Strategic Policy (International) 04 October 2018, Blog Anneke Schmider has been recently appointed to the new role Director of Strategic Policy (International) at the ICO. ICO statement regarding STS Commercial Ltd 02 October 2018, Statement, Marketing An ICO spokesperson said: “On 6 July 2018 the ICO announced it had imposed a fine of £60,000 on STS Commercial Ltd for allowing its lines to be used to send spam texts. “STS Commercial Ltd… ICO fines Manchester firm £150,000 for making nuisance calls 01 October 2018, News, Marketing A Manchester firm has been fined £150,000 by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) for making thousands of nuisance direct marketing phone calls. ICO statement in response to Conservative Party conference app incident 29 September 2018, Statement An ICO spokesperson said: “We are aware of an incident involving a Conservative Party conference app and we will be making enquiries with the Conservative Party. “Organisations have a legal… ICO statement in response to Facebook data breach announcement 28 September 2018, Statement ICO Deputy Commissioner of operations, James Dipple-Johnstone, said: “It’s always the company’s responsibility to identify when UK citizens have been affected as part of a data breach and… Bupa fined £175,000 for systemic data protection failures 28 September 2018, News Bupa Insurance Services Limited (Bupa) has been fined £175,000 by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) for failing to have effective security measures in place to protect customers’ personal information. ICO discusses GDPR Strategy at the third European Data Protection Board Plenary meeting 27 September 2018, Blog This week the UK’s Information Commissioner and Deputy Commissioners attended the third meeting of the European Data Protection Board (EDPB). Blog: Your views will help us build our regulatory sandbox 26 September 2018, Blog ICO takes action for failure to pay new data protection fee 26 September 2018, News The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has begun formal enforcement action against 34 organisations that have failed to pay the new data protection fee. The data protection regulator has… Nurse prosecuted for inappropriately accessing patient records 25 September 2018, News A former nurse at Southport and Ormskirk Hospital NHS Trust has been prosecuted for accessing patients’ medical records without authorisation. Clare Lawson who had been a staff nurse on the… Credit reference agency Equifax fined for security breach 20 September 2018, News The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) issued Equifax Ltd with a £500,000 fine for failing to protect the personal information of up to 15 million UK citizens during a cyber attack in 2017. CBI Cyber Security: Business Insight Conference 12 September 2018, Speech ICO Deputy Commissioner (Operations) James Dipple-Johnstone – speech to the CBI Cyber Security: Business Insight Conference ICO statement in response to British Airways breach announcement 07 September 2018, Statement ICO statement in response to British Airways breach announcement Organisations must continue to improve transparency and accountability as ICO survey shows most UK citizens still don’t trust organisations with their data 06 September 2018, News The Information Commissioner is reminding organisations to be transparent with people’s personal information, after a survey revealed trust and confidence in how organisations handle personal data is still low, despite an improvement across sectors. Marketing agency fined £60,000 for nuisance emails 05 September 2018, News The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has fined Everything DM Ltd (EDML) , based in Stevenage, £60,000 for sending 1.42 million emails without consent. The investigation found that,… Blog: Continuous CCTV in taxis – where do councils stand? 14 August 2018, Blog CCTV cameras have become a part of our everyday lives, we go about our business largely unaware of them. They can serve as a valuable tool for security, crime prevention and detection. ICO strengthens commitment to technology and innovation with appointment of new executive director 13 August 2018, News The Information Commissioner’s commitment to encouraging new ideas and emerging technologies while protecting people’s privacy has been strengthened with a high-profile appointment. Emma’s Diary fined £140,000 for selling personal information for political campaigning 09 August 2018, News The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has fined Lifecycle Marketing (Mother and Baby) Ltd, also known as Emma’s Diary , £140,000 for illegally collecting and selling personal information… Marketing firm fined £100,000 after making more than 75,000 nuisance calls 01 August 2018, News The Information Commissioner’s Office has fined an East Sussex marketing company £100,000 for making 75,649 nuisance calls. AMS Marketing Ltd, of Peacehaven, made the calls to people who had… ICO statement in response to Dixons Carphone breach announcement 31 July 2018, Statement ICO statement in response to Dixons Carphone breach announcement. Loading results More