ICO
Are UK employers right to be testy about Covid-19? Key considerations on mandatory workplace testing
31 March 2021 - Benjamin Scrace
In guidance published by the Department of Health and Social Care, the UK government encourages private employers to provide Covid-19 coronavirus testing to their workers: “We want as many employers as possible to sign up to regularly test their employees”. Before implementing a workplace testing programme, UK employers should consider carefully whether their approach is › Read More
Data Protection Post-Brexit: Where are we now and what happens next?
11 March 2021 - Emma Keeling
The UK has left the EU, the transition period is over, the UK and EU have agreed a new Trade and Cooperation Agreement, so what now for data protection? We look at the key consequences of Brexit for data protection and the practical impact for organisations: What law applies? What must businesses do to allow › Read More
What Might The BA And Marriott Fines Tell Us About The ICO’s Approach To Penalties?
17 November 2020 - David Smith
Few will have been surprised that, when the ICO eventually published details of the BA and Marriott fines, the final penalties were very much lower than the £183+ million and £99+ million proposed in the original notices of intent. Many may nevertheless have been surprised at just how much lower, coming in at £20 million › Read More
UK ICO Updates Approach to Data Protection Regulation During Coronavirus Pandemic
08 October 2020 - David Smith
Back in April the ICO set out how it would be adjusting its regulatory approach during the coronavirus public health emergency. As well as committing to support organisations, particularly those at the frontline in providing healthcare and other vital services, through fast tracked advice and guidance the ICO indicated that, in handling the public’s complaints, › Read More
CMA calls for new UK regulatory regime for online platforms to address market study concerns
08 July 2020 - Louise Tolley
As 1 July saw the CMA publish its final in a series of reports regarding online platforms and digital advertising, our antitrust experts provide an update on the proposals here. Alongside details of the road to this point, the CMA’s headline concerns and recommendations for reform, the update flags the formal launch of the Digital › Read More
Where Have All The ICO’s Fines Gone To?
01 May 2020 - David Smith
Before we all started to feel the impact of the Covid-19 coronavirus emergency and the ICO published its light touch approach to regulation during the pandemic, those who follow these matters closely were already wondering what might have happened to all the ICO’s fines. The UK’s data protection regulator has, not surprisingly, continued to impose › Read More