Action we've taken/ Enforcement Enforcement action 81 in total Energy Suite Limited 20 January 2022, Monetary penalties, Land or property services Energy Suite have been fined for making over 1,000 unsolicited direct marketing calls to subscribers who were registered with the TPS and who had not notified Energy Suite that they were willing to receive such calls, and to three complaints being made as a result. The Ministry of Justice 18 January 2022, Enforcement notices, Central government The Ministry of Justice has contravened Article 15 of the EU and UK and Section 45 DPA18 in that it has failed to provide, without undue delay, 7,753 data subjects with a copy of their data in accordance with its legal obligations. Northern Gas & Power Ltd 17 December 2021, Monetary penalties, Utilities Northern Gas & Power made direct marketing calls to subscribers who were registered with the TPS or CTPS and who had not provided valid consent. The monetary penalty notice is for £75,000. Northern Gas & Power Ltd 17 December 2021, Enforcement notices, Utilities Northern Gas & Power made direct marketing calls to subscribers who were registered with the TPS or CTPS and who had not provided valid consent. Virgin Media Limited 08 December 2021, Monetary penalties, Online technology and telecoms On or around 4 August 2020 there were 451,217 direct marketing emails containing the Marketing Preference Reminder received by subscribers. The Commissioner finds that Virgin Media transmitted those direct marketing messages. The monetary penalty notice is for £50,000. Cabinet Office 02 December 2021, Monetary penalties, Central government The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has fined the Cabinet Office £500,000 for disclosing postal addresses of the 2020 New Year Honours recipients online. EB Associates 01 December 2021, Enforcement notices, Marketing Between 11 January 2019 and 30 September 2019 there were 107,003 unsolicited direct marketing calls made to subscribers in relation to occupational pension schemes or personal pension schemes, with those calls being instigated by EB Associates Group Limited when it did not hold valid consent. EB Associates 01 December 2021, Monetary penalties, Marketing Between 11 January 2019 and 30 September 2019 there were 107,003 unsolicited direct marketing calls made to subscribers in relation to occupational pension schemes or personal pension schemes, with those calls being instigated by EB Associates Group Limited when it did not hold valid consent. Unite the Union 25 October 2021, Monetary penalties, Membership association There were multiple breaches of regulation 21 by Unite the Union arising from the organisation’s activities over a twelve-month period, resulting in 57,665 unsolicited direct marketing calls to subscribers who were registered with the TPS. These 57,665 unsolicited calls led to a total of 27 complaints being made to the Commissioner over the period of contravention. HIV Scotland 22 October 2021, Monetary penalties, Charitable and voluntary Scottish charity fined for contraventions of Articles 5(1)(f), 32(1) and 32(2) of the UK GDPR. Your Home Improvements Ltd 22 September 2021, Monetary penalties, Retail and manufacture Your Home Improvements Ltd have been fined for making 1,718 unsolicited calls for direct marketing purposes to people who were registered with the Telephone Preference Service (TPS). This resulted in 4 complaints being made to the TPS and the Commissioner. Your Home Improvements Ltd 22 September 2021, Enforcement notices, Retail and manufacture Your Home Improvements Ltd made 1,718 unsolicited calls for direct marketing purposes to people who were registered with the Telephone Preference Service (TPS). This resulted in 4 complaints being made to the TPS and the Commissioner. We Buy Any Car Limited 15 September 2021, Monetary penalties, Retail and manufacture The ICO has fined We Buy Any Car Limited £200,000. It sent 191.4 million marketing emails and 3.6 million marketing SMS messages to individuals without fully satisfying the requirements of the soft opt in, resulting in 42 complaints to the Commissioner, over a period of twelve months. Saga Services Limited 15 September 2021, Monetary penalties, Finance insurance and credit The ICO has fined Saga Services Ltd £150,000 for sending messages containing direct marketing material, for which subscribers had not provided valid consent. Saga Personal Finance Limited 15 September 2021, Enforcement notices, Finance insurance and credit Saga Personal Finance Ltd sent 28,523,745 unsolicited direct marketing messages were received by subscribers. Saga Personal Finance Limited 15 September 2021, Monetary penalties, Finance insurance and credit The ICO has fined Saga Personal Finance Ltd £75,000 for sending 28,523,745 unsolicited direct marketing messages. These messages contained direct marketing material for which subscribers had not provided valid consent. Saga Services Limited 15 September 2021, Enforcement notices, Finance insurance and credit During the period 29 November 2018 and 2 May 2019, a confirmed total of 128,895,718 unsolicited direct marketing messages were received by subscribers, having been sent at the instigation of Saga Services Ltd. These messages contained direct marketing material for which subscribers had not provided valid consent. SportsDirect.com Retail Ltd 15 September 2021, Monetary penalties, Retail and manufacture The ICO has fined SportsDirect.com £70,000 for sending a total of 2,565,513 direct marketing messages without consent. First Choice Selection Services Limited 07 September 2021, Enforcement notices, General business First Choice Selection Services Limited has been issued with an enforcement notice for contravening Article 15 of the EU GDPR, and Article 15 of the UK GDPR. DialADeal Scotland Ltd 05 September 2021, Enforcement notices The ICO has fined DialADeal Scotland Ltd £150 000 for making unsolicited direct marketing calls to subscribers who were registered with the TPS and who had not provided valid consent. DialADeal Scotland Ltd 05 September 2021, Monetary penalties, Retail and manufacture The ICO has fined DialADeal Scotland Ltd £150 000 for making unsolicited direct marketing calls to subscribers who were registered with the TPS and who had not provided valid consent. Parkin Beacher Ltd 19 August 2021, Enforcement notices, Marketing The ICO has fined Halifax-based company Parkin Beacher Ltd (PBL) £50,000 for making illegal marketing calls to people about their pensions. Parkin Beacher Ltd 19 August 2021, Monetary penalties, Marketing The ICO has fined Halifax-based company Parkin Beacher Ltd (PBL) £50,000 for making illegal marketing calls to people about their pensions. Yes Consumer Solutions Ltd 02 August 2021, Enforcement notices, Marketing Yes Consumer Solutions Ltd have been issued with an enforcement notice for a contravention of Regulation 21 of the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003. Yes Consumer Solutions Ltd 02 August 2021, Monetary penalties, Marketing Yes Consumer Solutions Ltd have been fined £170,000 for a contravention of Regulation 21 of the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003. Loading results More