Action we've taken Enforcement action 179 in total 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. 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. Boost Finance Limited 09 October 2018, Monetary penalties 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 08 October 2018, Monetary penalties, Transport and leisure 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. Oaklands Assist UK Limited 01 October 2018, Monetary penalties, 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. Bupa Insurance Services Ltd 28 September 2018, Monetary penalties, Health 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. Clare Lawson 24 September 2018, Prosecutions, Health A former nurse at Southport and Ormskirk Hospital NHS Trust has been prosecuted for accessing patients’ medical records without authorisation. Equifax Ltd 20 September 2018, Monetary penalties, Finance insurance and credit The Information Commissioner’s Office has 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. The… London Borough of Lewisham 06 September 2018, Enforcement notices, Local government Enforcement notice for London Borough of Lewisham. Everything DM Ltd 05 September 2018, Monetary penalties, Marketing Everything DM Ltd (EDML), based in Stevenage, was fined £60,000 for sending 1.42 million emails without consent. Between May 2016 and May 2017, the firm used its direct marketing system called… Everything DM Ltd 04 September 2018, Enforcement notices, Marketing The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has taken enforcement action against Everything DM Ltd (EDML) for sending 1.42 million emails without consent. Between May 2016 and May 2017, the firm… Lifecycle Marketing (Mother and Baby) Ltd 09 August 2018, Monetary penalties, Marketing The ICO has fined Lifecycle Marketing (Mother and Baby) Ltd, also known as Emma’s Diary, £140,000 for illegally collecting and selling personal information belonging to more than one million people.… AMS Marketing Ltd 01 August 2018, Monetary penalties, Marketing The Information Commissioner’s Office has fined AMS Marketing Ltd £100,000 for making 75,649 nuisance calls. Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse 18 July 2018, Monetary penalties, Central government Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) fined £200,000 for revealing identities of abuse victims in mass email. Loading results More