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“We are continuing to deliver for the public” – ICO publishes practice recommendations and enforcement notices on FOI

The ICO has today published action on five public bodies – Liverpool City Council, London Borough of Tower Hamlets, the ...

Director’s update – Delivering more strategic regulation in 12 months than in the lifetime of FOI

Just over a year ago, I announced that we had published our new Freedom of Information (FOI) regulatory manual, which se...

IC-212507-Q9Y6

The complainant requested various information in respect of a members briefing held on 17 August 2022 by Bristol City Co...

IC-234045-B7W3

The complainant has requested information about a consultation being conducted on behalf of Leeds City Council (the Coun...

IC-211682-J6G7

The complainant has requested unredacted versions of published Universal Credit Programme Board Papers from October 2020...

IC-202052-H4M9

The complainant has requested information from the London Borough of Havering (Council), relating to a payment being mad...

IC-237681-B5H2

The Commissioner’s decision is that the name that the complainant has requested is exempt from disclosure under section ...

IC-236856-Y4R5

The complainant has requested a list of schools where reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) had been used in the...

IC-244828-D5J3

The public authority has failed to respond to this request within 20 working days, as specified under FOIA. The Commissi...

ICO statement in response to reports of a data breach at the Police Service of Northern Ireland

People have the right to expect that their personal information is kept safe and not disclosed when it shouldn't be.

It’s time to end damaging website design practices that may harm your users

Have you ever considered the power you hold over people who visit your website? The website design practices you put in ...

ICO and CMA: Harmful online design encourages consumers to hand over personal information

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) and Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) are calling for businesses to st...