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Have You Paid Your Data Protection Fee?

By Emma Yaltaghian on Posted in ICO, UK
The Data Protection (Charges and Information) Regulations 2018 came into force in May 2018. Generally, these Regulations mean that Controllers must pay the ICO an annual data protection fee unless they are exempt. The exemptions are relatively limited. The requirement to pay an annual fee replaces the previous requirement to register with the ICO. The … Continue Reading

ICO’s Consultation on Direct Marketing Code of Practice

By Asel Ibraimova on Posted in UK
Direct marketing has been a focus of the UK data protection regulator, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), for the last several years. Direct marketing for these purposes includes promotional messages that are sent directly to an individual recipient electronically (email or text), by post or communicated by phone. Such messages are considered to be unsolicited … Continue Reading

Why the ICO Fined Equifax £500,000

By Ann J. LaFrance and Chloe Abbott on Posted in Data Breach, UK
On 19th September 2018, the Information Commission Officer (“ICO”) fined credit reference agency Equifax Limited £500,000 for breaching the Data Protection Act 1998 (“DPA”). Finding that Equifax Limited failed to protect the personal data of up to 15 million UK individuals, the ICO awarded the maximum penalty for a breach under the DPA. The ICO … Continue Reading

Post GDPR Rise in Data-Related Complaints and Data Breach Notifications

By Francesca Fellowes on Posted in GDPR, UK
Regulators across Europe, have recorded a sharp increase in the number of data-related complaints and data breach notifications since the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into force on 25 May 2018. The GDPR has radically reshaped how businesses can collect, use and store personal information. As a result of the new and expanded rights … Continue Reading

The Data Protection Fee – ICO fees under the GDPR

By Squire Patton Boggs on Posted in GDPR, UK
The obligation on controllers to pay a fee will remain in place following the implementation of the General Data Protection Regulation, the GDPR, on 25 May 2018. The fees act as the main source of funding for the UK’s data protection supervisory authority, the Information Commissioner’s Office (the ‘ICO’). The Government, which has a statutory … Continue Reading

Survey of the National GDPR Implementation Laws of Key Member States

By Squire Patton Boggs on Posted in Belgium, Czech Republic, EU, France, GDPR, Germany, Hungary, Poland, Slovak Republic, Spain, UK
While the GDPR compliance clock is ticking for companies, EU Member States have also been preparing for the implementation of the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) which will become enforceable on May 25, 2018. The GDPR will be directly applicable in all EU Member States without the need for implementing national laws. However, apart from … Continue Reading
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