The Information Commissioner’s Office is the UK’s independent authority set up to uphold information rights in the public interest, promoting openness by public bodies and data privacy for individuals.
Find out what personal information is held about you
Access information from a public body
Prevent unwanted sales calls and spam emails
Find out information about the environment
27 January - Too many consumers being denied access to their information, says ICO
Too many consumers are being denied the right to access the information that companies or public bodies hold ...
25 January - ICO statement: Initial response on the new Data Protection Regulation proposal
The ICO has issued a statement on the European Commission's proposal.
We've recently received a large number of complaints about an alleged data breach on the O2 mobile phone network.
We now have enough information to take this matter further, so there is no need for customers to complain to us.
The ACCESS AWARE campaign has been designed to help remind staff to be ‘access aware’, helping prompt colleagues to recognise a request for personal information, and know how to deal with it. The toolkit offers a range of free downloadable materials for use within your organisation.
Download the ACCESS AWARE toolkit