ICO publishes new fining guidance

The Information Commissioner’s Office has published new data protection fining guidance setting out how it decides to issue penalties and calculate fines.

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ICOICO
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https://ico.org.uk/about-the-ico/media-centre/news-and-blogs/2024/03/ico-publishes-new-fining-guidance/https://ico.org.uk/about-the-ico/media-centre/news-and-blogs/2024/03/ico-publishes-new-fining-guidance/
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Tuesday, April 2, 2024
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PECR, Risk, Information, Freedom, Telecommunications, EIR, Privacy, ICO, Environmental Information Regulations 2004, Information privacy, Data wrangling, FOIA, Policy, Legislation, Directorate-General for Legal Service, Cryptocurrency
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UNITED KINGDOM, UK
Summary
Key Points: 
  • The Information Commissioner’s Office has published new data protection fining guidance setting out how it decides to issue penalties and calculate fines.
  • The guidance provides greater transparency for organisations about how the ICO goes about using its fining power.
  • Tim Capel, ICO Director of Legal Service, said:
    “We believe the guidance will provide certainty and clarity for organisations.
  • The new guidance replaces the sections about penalty notices in the ICO Regulatory Action Policy published in November 2018.
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