Action we've taken Enforcement action 136 in total Avalon Direct Ltd 16 April 2019, Monetary penalties, General business Avalon Direct Ltd made almost 52,000 calls to people who were registered with the Telephone Preference Service (TPS) between 1 March and 20 November 2017. Avalon Direct Ltd 16 April 2019, Enforcement notices, General business Avalon Direct Ltd made almost 52,000 calls to people who were registered with the Telephone Preference Service (TPS) between 1 March and 20 November 2017. Bounty (UK) Ltd 11 April 2019, Monetary penalties, Membership association Bounty UK fined £400,000 for sharing personal data unlawfully. True Visions Productions 10 April 2019, Monetary penalties, Media ICO fines television company £120,000 for unfair and unlawful filming in maternity clinic. Shamim Sadiq 05 April 2019, Prosecutions, Health A former GP practice manager has been fined for sending personal data to her own email account without authorisation, following an investigation by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO). London Borough of Newham 04 April 2019, Monetary penalties The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has fined the London Borough of Newham £145,000 for disclosing the personal information of more than 200 people who featured on a police intelligence… Grove Pension Solutions Limited 26 March 2019, Monetary penalties, Finance insurance and credit A Kent pensions company which relied on 'misleading' professional advice has been fined £40,000 by the Information Commissioner's Office for being responsible for sending nearly two million direct marketing emails without consent. Vote Leave Limited 19 March 2019, Monetary penalties, Political The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has fined Vote Leave Limited £40,000 for sending out thousands of unsolicited text messages in the run up to the 2016 EU referendum. Jayana Morgan-Davis 15 March 2019, Prosecutions, Transport and leisure A former administration assistant at a used car dealership has been prosecuted for unlawfully obtaining the personal data of customers and other employees. Faye Caughey 15 March 2019, Prosecutions, Health A former administrator at Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust (HEFT) has been prosecuted for accessing medical records without authorisation. Kevin Bunsell 26 February 2019, Prosecutions, Local government A former senior local government officer has been prosecuted for passing the personal information of rival job applicants to his partner who had applied for a job at the Council. 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, Marketing 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. Loading results More