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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 ce...
News | 26 Nov 2008
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Call for tougher data protection rules for CCTV operators
The Information Commissioner should have similar powers to enforce data protection rules as, for example, the HSE has to enforce health and safety law - that is the message in a new publication from the influential National Consumer Council (NCC). The NCC, which is part-funded by the DTI, is calling for: ...
News | 15 Jun 2005
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Tougher response to those breaking data protection rules
...has come much nearer with the latest set of Government consultations. The UK does not have a very harsh regime when compared with some of its EU counterparts (you can find yourself serving hard labour in Latvia for a breach of data protection) but is definitely moving towards a stricter regime. The Information Commissioner has been pushing for some time for powers to `get tough' with those who are criminally or seriously negligent with personal information. Under current rules, he can serve statutory notices on `data controllers' but the only punishment they face is if they then ignore or deliberately fl...
News analysis | 13 Jan 2010
