16 Apr, 2024 New ICO fining guidance and an update on the ICO's enforcement approach By Alex Buchanan Richard Jeens The sheer number of cases facing potential enforcement coupled with the shifting versions of draft guidance have, in recent years, made...
19 Oct, 2023 Same same but different: welcome alignment in ICO draft Data Protection Fining Guidance By Ross O'Mahony On 2 October 2023, the ICO released for consultation new draft guidance on how it decides to issue penalty notices and calculate fines...
24 Oct, 2022 Managing cyber risks: key lessons from the Interserve decision By Ross O'Mahony This morning, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) announced that it had fined Interserve Group Limited (Interserve) £4,400,000...
19 Oct, 2022 Hardly an Easylife: Key lessons from the ICO’s latest GDPR enforcement action By Alex Buchanan In early October 2022, UK catalogue retailer Easylife was issued separate financial penalties by the ICO under the PECR (£130,000) and...
17 Jan, 2022 RAP (feat. statutory guidance): ICO releases draft enforcement strategy for consultation By Ross O'Mahony In December 2021, the ICO released its revised draft Regulatory Action Policy (RAP); revised draft Statutory Guidance on Regulatory...