The ICO is committed to raising awareness of data protection and freedom of information rights, and to encouraging good practice. A full list of news releases from previous years can be accessed via our archive.
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2 December 2011 An estate agent yesterday pleaded guilty to the offence of failing to notify the ICO that his business processes personal data. |
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28 November 2011 The ICO has served monetary penalties to North Somerset Council and Worcestershire County Council after staff at both authorities sent highly sensitive personal information to the wrong recipients. |
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25 November 2011 The ICO today launched a consumer campaign aimed at getting the public to offer their views about what information public authorities should proactively release. |
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21 November 2011 Southwark Council breached the Data Protection Act by misplacing a computer and some papers containing 7,200 peoples’ personal information which were discovered in a skip earlier this year, the ICO said today. |
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16 November 2011 A Scottish advocate breached the Data Protection Act after failing to encrypt a laptop containing sensitive personal data which was later stolen, the ICO said today. |
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15 November 2011 Oliver Letwin must ensure that he keeps personal information secure or face formal enforcement action, the Information Commissioner has said. |
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10 November 2011 A former gambling industry worker who unlawfully obtained and sold personal data relating to over 65,000 online bingo players has been found guilty of committing data protection offences. |
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4 November 2011 The Centre for Research on Families and Relationships at the University of Edinburgh has been appointed to lead a research project on embedding information rights in the education system. |
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3 November 2011 Information Commissioner, Christopher Graham, today welcomed the launch of the government’s midata scheme. |
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3 November 2011 Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council breached the Data Protection Act by losing an unencrypted memory stick containing the details of over 18,000 residents, the ICO said today. |
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28 October 2011 Newcastle Youth Offending Team breached the Data Protection Act by failing to encrypt a laptop containing personal data which was later stolen, the ICO said today. |
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