Find out about your obligations and how to comply, including protecting personal information and providing access to official information.

Elected representatives and political parties page

This page has a range of guidance for elected representatives and political parties on what they need to know about the Data Protection and Freedom of Information Acts, including information about political campaigning.  

Guides to the legislation

Find out about your obligations and how to comply under the Acts.

Data protection

If you handle personal information about individuals, you have obligations to protect that information under the Data Protection Act.

Freedom of information

If you are a public authority you have a legal obligation to make official information available under the Freedom of Information Act.

Electronic communications and marketing

Sending marketing messages by phone, fax, email or text? Using cookies? Providing electronic communications services to the public? Find out what you need to do to comply.

Environmental information

Find out your obligations for environmental information.

Spatial information

If you are a public authority that holds spatial data, you have a legal obligation to make that information available.

Re-use of information

Find out about your obligations around the re-use of public sector information, and the ICO’s role.

In your sector

Find out how to comply with the obligations in your sector.