Action we've taken Enforcement 87 in total Moneysupermarket.com Ltd 20 July 2017, Monetary penalties, Marketing Price comparison website Moneysupermarket.com Ltd has been fined £80,000 by the Information Commissioner’s Office for sending millions of emails to customers who had made it clear they didn’t want to be contacted in that way. Provident Personal Credit Limited 17 July 2017, Monetary penalties, Marketing A credit company responsible for sending nearly one million nuisance texts in six months has been fined £80,000 by the Information Commissioner’s Office. Boomerang Video Ltd 27 June 2017, Monetary penalties The ICO has issued a £60,000 fine to Boomerang Video Ltd after it suffered a cyber attack. MyHome Installations Limited 22 June 2017, Monetary penalties The ICO has issued a £50,000 fine to MyHome Installations Ltd for pursuing people who had specifically opted out of telephone marketing. WM Morrison Supermarkets Plc 16 June 2017, Monetary penalties, Retail and manufacture A national supermarket chain has been fined for breaking the law on how people’s personal information should be treated when sending marketing emails. Gloucester City Council 12 June 2017, Monetary penalties, Local government The Information Commissioner’s Office has fined Gloucester City Council £100,000 after a cyber attacker accessed council employees’ sensitive personal information. Basildon Borough Council 31 May 2017, Monetary penalties, Local government A council has been fined £150,000 by the Information Commissioner’s Office for publishing sensitive personal information about a family. Concept Car Credit Limited 17 May 2017, Monetary penalties, Marketing A Greater Manchester used-car dealer that sent hundreds of thousands of spam texts has been fined £40,000. Brighter Home Solutions Limited 17 May 2017, Monetary penalties, Retail and manufacture A double-glazing company has been fined £50,000 for making nuisance calls to people who had specifically stated they didn’t want to be contacted. Onecom Limited 16 May 2017, Monetary penalties, Marketing A Fareham firm has been hit with a £100,000 fine from the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) for sending millions of spam texts about mobile phone upgrades. Keurboom Communications Ltd 10 May 2017, Monetary penalties, Marketing A company behind 99.5million nuisance calls has been fined a record £400,000 by the Information Commissioner’s Office. Greater Manchester Police 04 May 2017, Monetary penalties, Criminal justice Greater Manchester Police has been fined £150,000 after three DVDs containing footage of interviews with victims of violent or sexual crimes got lost in the post. Construction Materials Online Ltd 02 May 2017, Monetary penalties, Retail and manufacture An online building products supplier has been fined £55,000 by the Information Commissioner’s Office after the firm failed to protect its customers’ personal information. Monevo Limited 19 April 2017, Monetary penalties, Finance insurance and credit A finance brokerage firm responsible for sending thousands of spam text messages has been fined £40,000 by the Information Commissioner’s Office. Monevo Limited, based in Macclesfield, Cheshire, sent 44,172 unsolicited marketing texts promoting loans in three months. Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity 05 April 2017, Monetary penalties, Charitable and voluntary Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity was fined £11,000 for failing to follow data protection rules. Battersea Dogs’ and Cats’ Home 05 April 2017, Monetary penalties, Charitable and voluntary Battersea Dogs’ and Cats’ Home was fined £9,000 for failing to follow data protection rules. Cancer Research UK 05 April 2017, Monetary penalties, Charitable and voluntary Cancer Research UK was fined £16,000 for failing to follow data protection rules. What they did Ranking you based on your wealth. Between 2010 and 2016, Cancer Research UK… Cancer Support UK (formerly Cancer Recovery Foundation UK) 05 April 2017, Monetary penalties, Charitable and voluntary Cancer Support UK (formerly Cancer Recovery Foundation UK) was fined £16,000 for failing to follow data protection rules. Macmillan Cancer Support 05 April 2017, Monetary penalties, Charitable and voluntary Macmillan Cancer Support has been fined £14,000 for failing to follow data protection rules. National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC) 05 April 2017, Monetary penalties, Charitable and voluntary The National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children has been fined £12,000 for failing to follow data protection rules. Between 2014 and 2015, the NSPCC used a form to collect the personal data of supporters. Oxfam 05 April 2017, Monetary penalties, Charitable and voluntary Oxfam was fined £6,000 for failing to follow data protection rules. Oxfam used this approach between 2003 and 2015. Since 2011, it has used this approach to find out information relating to 267,521 supporters. The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association 05 April 2017, Monetary penalties, Charitable and voluntary The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association was fined £15,000 for failing to follow data protection rules. What they did: Ranking you based on your wealth. Between 2008 and 2015,… The International Fund for Animal Welfare 05 April 2017, Monetary penalties, Charitable and voluntary The International Fund for Animal Welfare was fined £18,000 for failing to follow data protection rules. The Royal British Legion 05 April 2017, Monetary penalties, Charitable and voluntary The Royal British Legion was fined £12,000 for failing to follow data protection rules. WWF-UK 05 April 2017, Monetary penalties, Charitable and voluntary WWF-UK was fined £9,000 for failing to follow data protection rules. Loading results More