Information Commissioner to be given tougher powers

The Information Commissioner is to be given tougher powers to regulate the Data Protection Act under proposals put forward by Justice Secretary Jack Straw.

The proposals form part of the Government's response to the Data Sharing Review, which highlighted serious deficiencies in the handling of citizens' data in central government.

The proposals will enable the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) to:

impose monetary penalties on data controllers for deliberate or reckless loss of data... (213 more words)

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