About the ICO News and events News, blogs and speeches 494 in total 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. Access to serious sexual crime victims’ personal information – how much is too much? 19 December 2018, Blog A blog by Deputy Commissioner James Dipple-Johnstone for police, the criminal justice system and victims’ support groups. ICO begins action against care homes for failure to pay new data protection fee 17 December 2018, News The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has begun formal enforcement action against care homes that have failed to pay the data protection fee. London company fined after 14.8m spam texts sent 13 December 2018, News London-based firm Tax Returned Limited has been fined £200,000 by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) for sending out millions of unsolicited marketing text messages. Data protection and Brexit - ICO advice for organisations 13 December 2018, Blog Information Commissioner Elizabeth Denham sets out how the ICO is helping businesses prepare for a possible no-deal Brexit India-UK Future Tech Festival 12 December 2018, Speech Information Commissioner Elizabeth Denham talks about how, in the age of increased data flows, there has never been a more important time for global coherence in data protection and privacy. A statement from Information Commissioner, Elizabeth Denham in support of International Human Rights Day 2018 10 December 2018, Statement A statement from Information Commissioner, Elizabeth Denham in support of International Human Rights Day 2018 Sleigh-ing the Christmas GDPR myths 06 December 2018, Blog In the latest of our series of GDPR myth-busting blogs, a new post by Deputy Commissioner (Policy) Steve Wood tackles some misconceptions which have sprung up around how the new data protection law might affect your Christmas. Blog: Your views will help us build our regulatory sandbox 05 December 2018, Blog Former headteacher prosecuted for unlawfully obtaining school children’s personal information 05 December 2018, News, Education and childcare An ex head teacher has been fined for unlawfully obtaining school children’s personal data from previous schools where he worked. International Privacy Forum 05 December 2018, Speech Elizabeth Denham’s speech to the International Privacy Forum, a public event following the 50 th Asia Pacific Privacy Authorities (APPA) Forum in Wellington, New Zealand on 4 December 2018. ICO statement in response to Marriott Hotels breach announcement 30 November 2018, Statement ICO statement in response to Marriott Hotels breach announcement. ICO's blog on its international work 30 November 2018, Blog The ICO's ongoing contributions to the upholding of information rights across the globe. Former GP surgery secretary fined for reading medical records of 231 patients in two years 29 November 2018, News A former trainee secretary at a GP surgery has been fined after she admitted unlawfully reading the records of 231 patients in two years. ICO issues the first fines to organisations that have not paid the data protection fee. 28 November 2018, News Organisations across the business services, construction and finance sectors are among the first to be fined by the ICO for not paying the data protection fee. ICO fines Uber £385,000 over data protection failings 27 November 2018, News The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has fined ride sharing company Uber £385,000 for failing to protect customers’ personal information during a cyber attack. ICO fines two firms for over one million nuisance calls made to TPS subscribers 26 November 2018, News The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has fined two companies that made nearly 1.73 million direct marketing phone calls to people registered with the Telephone Preference Service (TPS). Information Commissioner’s Office appoints in-house expert to research and investigate the impact of Artificial Intelligence on data privacy 20 November 2018, News The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has appointed its first Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Artificial Intelligence (AI). Information Commissioner’s investigation into the Metropolitan Police Service 16 November 2018, Blog Gang violence is a matter of national concern – but the tools to tackle it must be fair, fit for purpose and above all, trusted by those communities at most risk. ICO finds Metropolitan Police Service’s Gangs Matrix breached data protection laws 16 November 2018, News An investigation by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) found that the Metropolitan Police Service’s (MPS) use of the Gangs Matrix led to multiple and serious breaches of data protection… Six month prison sentence for motor industry employee in first ICO Computer Misuse Act prosecution 12 November 2018, News A motor industry employee has been sentenced to six months in prison in the first prosecution to be brought by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) under legislation which carries a potential prison sentence. ICO’s investigation into the use of data analytics in political campaigns 06 November 2018, Blog The Information Commissione has published a report to Parliament that brings the various strands of our investigation up to date. Loading results More