8/6/2025 9:37:12 AM The Cyber Security and Resilience Bill By Aselle Ibraimova The Cyber Security and Resilience Bill (the “Bill”) will be introduced to Parliament in 2025 and will lead to a significant overhaul of...
4/29/2025 10:20:54 AM The UK government’s AI growth agenda in 2025 By Aselle Ibraimova In March 2025, the Information Commissioner’s Office (‘ICO’) announced a series of measures to support the UK government’s growth agenda...
2/13/2024 11:50:48 AM Introduction of a UK BCR Addendum By Aselle Ibraimova On 19 December 2023, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) published its updated guide on UK Binding Corporate Rules (BCRs),...
10/26/2023 2:42:15 PM The UK Information Commissioner’s Data Protection Practioner’s Conference 2023 on Cybersecurity By Aselle Ibraimova Sarah O'Brien On 3 October 2023, the UK Information Commissioner’s Office organised its annual Data Protection Practioner’s Conference 2023 (DPPC...
9/26/2023 12:28:19 PM Boosting digital resilience – The UK Information Commissioner and NCSC CEO sign Memorandum of Understanding By Cynthia O'Donoghue Aselle Ibraimova On 12 September 2023, the UK Information Commissioner and the Chief Executive of the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), signed a...
8/17/2023 10:12:35 PM The Entangled Web of Deceptive Design: ICO and CMA Investigate Harmful Website Practices By Cynthia O'Donoghue Sarah O'Brien On 9 August 2023, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) and the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) published a joint position...
5/30/2022 1:05:02 PM ICO enforcement actions in Q1 2022 By Angelika Christoforou Aselle Ibraimova In Q1 2022, the UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) issued 26 enforcement actions. There were 15 monetary penalties issued,...
3/14/2022 3:42:47 PM What does the ICO tell us about using data for research purposes? By Sarah O'Brien Cynthia O'Donoghue The UK’s data protection regulator, the Information Commissioner’s Office (‘ICO’), has released draft guidance on the research provisions...
2/14/2022 3:56:45 PM ICO launches consultation on Chapter 3 of updated guidance on anonymisation, pseudonymisation and PET By Angelika Christoforou Cynthia O'Donoghue On 7 February 2022, the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) announced that it had launched a consultation on Chapter 3 of its...
9/20/2021 6:42:17 PM DCMS launches public consultation on reforms to the UK’s data protection regime By Cynthia O'Donoghue Howard Womersley Smith On 10 September 2021, the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS) launched a public consultation on its proposed reforms to...
8/26/2021 4:55:06 PM The ICO approves the first UK GDPR certification schemes By Cynthia O'Donoghue Aselle Ibraimova Controllers and processors can demonstrate their compliance with the GDPR by adhering to approved data protection certification...
8/24/2021 6:10:44 PM The UK’s ICO launches public consultation on employment practices By Philip Thomas Carl De Cicco The ICO has announced plans to replace its existing employment practices guidance with a more user-friendly online resource. The new...
5/5/2021 8:11:20 PM ICO announces it is working on bespoke UK set of Standard Contractual Clauses By Cynthia O'Donoghue Aselle Ibraimova What is new? During the ICO’s Data Protection Practitioners’ Conference 2021 today, the ICO revealed that it is working on new Standard...
1/24/2020 3:37:11 PM The ICO’s draft Direct Marketing Code of Practice: What you need to know By Elle Todd The UK Information Commissioner’s Office has published a draft Code of Practice on Direct Marketing, which is now out for consultation....