Working with other bodies

This page contains memorandums of understanding and other documents which outline the responsibilities and agreements held between the ICO and other authorities.

This page is currently under review to ensure that our MOUs are compliant with the updated standards in the UK GDPR and Data Protection Act 2018.

A

• ACRO Criminal Records Office
• Advertising Standards Authority
• Attorney General's Office
• Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA)

C

• Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission
• Care Quality Commission
• Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation
• Charity Commission
• Competition and Markets Authority - general framework for cooperation and information sharing
• Competition and Markets Authority - coordination under the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024

D

• Data Protection Commission of Ireland
• Department for Culture, Media and Sport
• Deputy Keeper of the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland

E

• Equality and Human Rights Commission
• European Data Protection Supervisor

F

• The Federal Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information for Germany (BfDI)
• Financial Conduct Authority
• Fundraising Regulator

G

• Gambling Commission
• Global Cross Border Enforcement Cooperation Arrangement
• The Gibraltar Regulatory Authority

H

• Health and Social Care Information Centre
• Home Office

I

• Information and Data Protection Commissioner of Malta
• Insurance Fraud Bureau
• Intelligence community
• Investigatory Powers Commissioner’s Office

J

• Japanese Personal Information Protection Commission (PPC)
• Jersey Office of the Information Commissioner

L

• Law Society of Scotland

K

• Keeper of Public Records (The National Archives)
  • s48(3) ICO TNA Practice Recommendation consultation process

N

• Nacro's Resettlement Advice Service
• National Crime Agency
• National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC)
• National Data Guardian
• National Privacy Commission, Philippines
• National Security Cases (DPA)
• National Security Cases (FOIA and EIR)
• National Trading Standards Scams Team
• Netherlands Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens
• New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs

O

• Ofcom
• Ofgem
• The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner
• The Office of the Privacy Commissioner for New Zealand

P

• Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman’s Office
• Personal Data Protection Commission of Singapore
• Personal Information Protection Commission of Japan
• Personal Information Protection Commission (South Korea)
• Phone-paid Services Authority
• Privacy Commissioner of Canada
• Public Services Ombudsman for Wales

S

• Scottish Biometrics Commissioner
• Scottish Charity Regulator
• Scottish Information Commissioner
• Smart Energy Code Company Limited
• Solicitors Regulation Authority
• Surveillance Camera Commissioner

T

• Transport for London

U

• UK Accreditation Service
• UK Intelligence Community 
• UK Regulators Network
• United States Federal Communications Commission
• United States Federal Trade Commission