Crackdown on non-compliance with data protection law

Recruitment businesses that have not registered with the Information Commissioner’s Office (IOC) are facing a crackdown which could lead to prosecution or a fine of around £2000, it was announced this week.

The ICO says that it “will not hesitate to take further action” against those recruitment businesses which have decided to “flout the law in this way”.

If a business processes individuals’ personal information and has not notified the ICO, the ... (249 more words)

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