Source: ICO The ICO has published new guidance on ‘The right to recorded information and requests for documents’. The guidance provides advice on how to deal with FOI requests for specific documents, and types of documents. It also includes advice on…
The Information Commissioner’s Office has reminded Companies that they should have clear guidelines for staff using their own devices to store work related personal information. This can be found at :
Protection for whistle-blowers disclosing information to the ICO. The Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998 (PIDA) and the Public Interest Disclosure (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 SOURCE: ICO You may have seen reports in the media towards the end of last year…
Source: ICO Updated guidance explains public authorities’ duty under the Environmental Information Regulations (EIR) to make environmental information available proactively.
ICO works with OFT to produce new advice on apps, games and social media aimed at Children. Read more:
Source: JISC Legal, The Information Commissioner has published updated guidance on compliance with the time limits for responding to information requests as set out in the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and the Environmental Information Regulations 2004. The new Time Limits…
Source: ICO Organisations urged to check home working policies are up to scratch The ICO is warning organisations to make sure that they have adequate measures in place to make sure personal information being accessed and used by home workers…
Source: ICO Latest news on the EU data reform With the European Parliament closed for the summer break the ICO’s Deputy Commissioner and Director of Data Protection, David Smith, has published a blog providing his latest thoughts on the EU…
Source: ICO New guidance explains the publication scheme and new dataset provisions The dataset amendments to the FOI Act, made by the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012, came into force on 1 September 2013. The changes mean that public authorities…