‘Shameful’ companies fined for targeting over 60s with unlawful marketing calls The firms were ‘deliberately targeting’ those signed up with the Telephone Preference Service. The Independent UK · Dec 7, 2022
Met police illegally filmed children as young as 10 at climate protest Big Brother Watch’s FoI request shows force rebuked by watchdog for recording 2019 school strike action in London The Guardian - UK · Dec 5, 2022
BICo report investigation expanded to five city councillors City solicitor confirms terms of probe amended to assess whether members breached code of conduct Liverpool Echo · Nov 17, 2022
Dominic Raab ‘left junior staff scared to enter his office’, says official Lord McDonald urges Rishi Sunak to ‘have another look’ at bullying complaints procedures The Independent UK · Nov 15, 2022
‘Woeful’ DfE blamed as betting firms gain access to children’s data The department has been found responsible for an ‘unacceptable’ breach of data protection laws The Guardian - UK · Nov 6, 2022
Department for Education reprimanded over ‘woeful’ betting firms data breach The Information Commissioner’s Office said the DfE had allowed gambling firms access to a database of children’s learning records. The Independent UK · Nov 6, 2022
Outsourcer Interserve fined £4.4m for failing to stop cyber-attack Watchdog says phishing email enabled hackers to steal personal information of 113,000 employees The Guardian - UK · Oct 23, 2022
Warning to parents to check their kids' TikTok settings 'Our provisional view is that TikTok fell short' Liverpool Echo · Oct 8, 2022
Consumers to ditch cafes for coffee at home amid rising prices, says ICO Consumers will choose drinking coffee at home over cafes and restaurants due to rising inflation and risks of recession in coming months, the executive director of the International Coffee Organization (ICO) said on Friday. Reuters · Oct 7, 2022
Home Office reprimanded after sensitive counter-terror documents left at venue THE Home Office has been reprimanded by a watchdog after sensitive counter-terrorism documents were left at a London venue. The National (Scotland) · Oct 7, 2022
Home Office reprimanded after sensitive counter-terror documents left at London venue Counter Terrorism Policing report and documents by government extremism unit found by venue staff The Independent UK · Oct 7, 2022
What next as BiCo report finally released by Liverpool Council City council has addressed questions amid long awaited document being released Liverpool Echo · Oct 7, 2022
Home improvement firm fined £40,000 for 'aggressively pestering' homeowners with sales calls Green Logic UK Ltd said it operated in "good faith" when it made nuisance marketing calls using data it had purchased. Wales Online · Oct 3, 2022
21 years later, PlayStation owes everything to this forgotten classic This PlayStation 2 title's groundbreaking gameplay has influenced games like 'The Last of Us' but the development ethos behind it is no longer found at Sony. Inverse · Sep 29, 2022
The Guardian - UK · Sep 26, 2022 TikTok could face £27m fine for failing to protect children’s privacy Investigation finds video-sharing app may have breached UK data protection law between 2018 and 2020
Wales Online · Sep 26, 2022 TikTok could be fined £27m for alleged failure to protect children's privacy The Information Commissioner’s Office said it had found the company may have breached UK data protection law
Liverpool Echo · Sep 16, 2022 Redactions needed before council can reveal controversial match day parking report Liverpool Council 'minded to publish' report it wrongly held onto about Beautiful Ideas Company
Liverpool Echo · Sep 15, 2022 Mayor's pledge to tackle 'wrongdoing' ahead of matchday parking cash report Watchdog found the council 'wrongly withheld' audit report into the Beautiful Ideas Company
The Independent UK · Sep 8, 2022 Truss and Kwarteng’s old departments reprimanded for failing to comply with transparency laws Department for International Trade given its first enforcement notice in seven years
The Independent UK · Sep 8, 2022 Watchdog takes action against two Government departments over FOI delays The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) said an enforcement notice has been issued for the first time in seven years.
Wales Online · Sep 6, 2022 Halfords fined for sending out 500,000 unwanted marketing emails The bike retailer said it was 'surprised' by the decision
The Guardian - UK · Sep 3, 2022 Aaron Banks ‘writes off £7m loan’ as Leave.EU goes into liquidation Brexit campaign group fronted by Nigel Farage leaves thousands in unpaid fines for data law breaches
Belfast Live · Aug 2, 2022 Arlene Foster and Michelle O'Neill's office breached transparency laws over Chinese consul meeting, watchdog finds The Information Commissioner's Office examined the Executive Office's response to requests for minutes of the meeting
The Guardian - UK · Jul 14, 2022 UK data watchdog investigates whether AI systems show racial bias ICO says AI-driven discrimination can lead to job rejections or being wrongfully denied bank loans or benefit
Wales Online · Jul 14, 2022 Predatory marketing calls will be data protection priority, says regulator Information Commissioner’s Office also planning to support children’s privacy as one of its two key focuses over the next three years