The ICO exists to empower you through information.

We've recently made changes to the self assessment. If you'd like to give feedback on your experience, please take five minutes to complete this survey.

 

The Information Commissioner’s Office is the regulator of data protection and other information rights legislation, we are sponsored by the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology. Information Commissioner's Office - GOV.UK (opens in new tab).

Under the Data Protection (Charges and Information) Regulations 2018, organisations (including sole traders) that use personal information need to pay a data protection fee, unless they are exempt. 

Self assessment

This self assessment will help you decide:

    1. If you need to pay the data protection fee.
    2. How much you need to pay.

This will take 10 minutes

Start now