Lawmakers Urged to Act on 'Severe' Failings of the ICO - DecisionMarketing

Lawmakers urged to act on 'severe' failings of the ICO - DecisionMarketing

UK and European lawmakers must take a long hard look at the record of the Information Commissioner’s Office, following “a severe and serious weakening of information rights regulation” under the current regime, which is threatening its primary role to “robustly protect people’s personal data”. That is the rallying cry of Cambridge Don, Professor David Erdos whose remarks come as Brussels has embarked on a major consultation on whether to renew t…

UK data protection reform – what you need to know and do

The Data (Use and Access) Act (DUAA) received Royal Assent on 19 June 2025.  The DUAA enacts the changes to the UK’s data protection regime that have been contemplated since the Data: a new direction consultation in 2021. This article looks to help organisations who are subject to the UK’s post Brexit assimilated General Data Protection Regulation (the UK GDPR), Data Protection Act 2018 (DPA 2018), and Privacy and Electronic Communications Regul…

The UK Information Commissioner’s Annual Report 2024/25: Surveying a Systematic Trend Away from Adequate Enforcement – David Erdos

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) Annual Report for 2024/25 released last week sadly provides evidence of a severe and serious weakening of information rights regulation compared to the strong enforcement which is (and remains) promised especially under the (UK) General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Despite even last year’s Report generally revealing formal enforcement such as fines, criminal prosecutions and criminal cautions whi…

David Erdos: The UK Information Commissioner’s Annual Report 2024/25: Surveying a Systematic Trend Away from Adequate Enforcement

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) Annual Report for 2024/25 released last week sadly provides evidence of a severe and serious weakening of information rights regulation compared to the strong enforcement which is (and remains) promised especially under the (UK) General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Despite even last year’s Report generally revealing formal enforcement such as fines, criminal prosecutions and criminal cautions whi…