Action we've taken Enforcement action 156 in total Magnacrest Limited 07 February 2019, Prosecutions, Land or property services At a hearing before Westminster Magistrates’ Court the defendant, Magnacrest Limited, pleaded guilty to an offence under section 47(1) of the Data Protection Act 1998. The organisation had failed to comply with an Enforcement Notice which had been served by the ICO in relation to a failed subject access request made by a member of the public. Leave.EU Group Limited (Incident 2) 01 February 2019, Monetary penalties, Marketing Leave.EU Group Limited has been fined £15,000 for sending almost 300,000 unsolicited communications on a single day for which they did not have consent. Leave.EU Group Limited (Incident 1) 01 February 2019, Monetary penalties Leave.EU Group Limited has been fined £45,000 for sending unsolicited direct marketing emails without the required consent. Eldon Insurance Services Limited (trading as GoSkippy Insurance) 01 February 2019, Monetary penalties, Finance insurance and credit Eldon Insurance Services Limited (trading as GoSkippy Insurance) has been fined £60,000 for instigating the sending of unsolicited direct marketing emails without the required consent. Eldon Insurance Services Limited (trading as GoSkippy Insurance) 01 February 2019, Enforcement notices, Marketing Eldon Insurance Services Limited (trading as GoSkippy Insurance) instigated the sending of unsolicited direct marketing emails without the required consent. Alistar Green Legal Services Limited 31 January 2019, Enforcement notices, Marketing Alistar Green Legal Services Limited based in Liverpool has been fined £80,000 for making 213 nuisance calls to TPS subscribers between March and July 2017. Alistar Green Legal Services Limited 31 January 2019, Monetary penalties, Marketing Alistar Green Legal Services Limited based in Liverpool has been fined £80,000 for making 213 nuisance calls to TPS subscribers between March and July 2017. NWR Limited 22 January 2019, Enforcement notices, Land or property services NWR Limited based in Kent made 827,883 calls to numbers registered with the TPS between May 2016 and May 2018. An enforcement notice has been issued to the company ordering NWR Limited to stop its illegal marketing activity. Tax Returned Limited 13 December 2018, Monetary penalties, Marketing Tax Returned Limited based in London has been fined £200,000 for sending out 14.8 million marketing text messages without valid consent through a third party service provider between July 2016 and October 2017. Tax Returned Limited 13 December 2018, Enforcement notices, Marketing Tax Returned Limited sent 14.8 million marketing text messages without valid consent through a third party service provider between July 2016 and October 2017. The firm has been issued with an enforcement notice ordering the firm to stop its illegal marketing activity. Darren Harrison 03 December 2018, Prosecutions, Education and childcare A former head teacher who obtained personal information about schoolchildren has been prosecuted. The information included names, unique pupil numbers, pupil attainment and progress spreadsheets, along with performance management data for staff. Finance sector - organisations fined for non-payment of data protection fee 28 November 2018, Monetary penalties, Finance insurance and credit Organisations across the finance sector are among the first to be fined by the ICO for not paying the data protection fee. Manufacturing sector - organisations fined for non-payment of data protection fee 28 November 2018, Monetary penalties, Retail and manufacture Organisations across the manufacturing sector are among the first to be fined by the ICO for not paying the data protection fee. Business sector - organisations fined for non-payment of data protection fee 28 November 2018, Monetary penalties, General business Organisations across the business sector are among the first to be fined by the ICO for not paying the data protection fee. Hannah Pepper 28 November 2018, Prosecutions, Health A former doctor’s surgery employee who inappropriately accessed the records of patients and staff members has been prosecuted. Uber 26 November 2018, Monetary penalties, Transport and leisure 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. Solartech North East Ltd 26 November 2018, Enforcement notices, Marketing Solartech North East Ltd based in Middlesbrough made 74,902 calls to numbers registered with the TPS between May and June 2017. An enforcement notice has been issued to the firm ordering Solartech North East Ltd to stop its illegal marketing activity. DM Design Bedrooms Ltd 23 November 2018, Monetary penalties, Marketing DM Design Bedrooms Ltd based in Cumbernauld, Glasgow has been fined £160,000 for making more than 1.6 million nuisance calls to TPS subscribers between April and November 2017. Solartech North East Ltd 23 November 2018, Monetary penalties, Marketing Solartech North East Ltd based in Middlesbrough have been fined £90,000 for making 74,902 calls to numbers registered with the TPS between May and June 2017. DM Design Bedrooms Ltd 23 November 2018, Enforcement notices, Marketing DM Design Bedrooms Ltd based in Cumbernauld, Glasgow made more than 1.6 million nuisance calls to TPS subscribers between April and November 2017. The firm has been issued with an enforcement notice ordering it to stop its illegal marketing activity. Metropolitan Police Service 16 November 2018, Enforcement notices, Criminal justice 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 laws. Secure Home Systems Ltd 31 October 2018, Monetary penalties, General business Secure Home Systems (SHS) of Bilston, West Midlands, has been fined £80,000 for making calls to 84,347 numbers registered with the TPS between September and December 2017, using call lists bought from third parties without screening them. ACT Response Limited 30 October 2018, Monetary penalties, General business ACT Response Ltd of Middlesbrough was behind 496,455 live marketing calls to TPS subscribers and has been fined £140,000. Facebook Ireland Ltd 24 October 2018, Monetary penalties The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has fined Facebook £500,000 for serious breaches of data protection law. Aggregate IQ Data Services Ltd 24 October 2018, Enforcement notices, General business Enforcement notice issued to Aggregate IQ Data Services Ltd. Loading results More