Information Commissioner’s Office to review public sector policy on financial penalties

The watchdog has announced an assessment of its current approach, which could mean reintroducing fines for public organisations. For the past two years, the Information Commissioner’s Officer (ICO) has been trialling a ‘revised approach’ to data protection enforcement that saw it actively avoid issuing financial penalties.  Introduced in June 2022, the decision to veer away … Continue reading Information Commissioner’s Office to review public sector policy on financial penalties