Information Commissioner’s Office
E43556
The Information Commissioner’s Office is the UK’s independent authority responsible for upholding information rights, including data protection and privacy, and promoting openness by public bodies.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Office of the Information Commissioner (United Kingdom) | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
data protection authority
ⓘ
independent regulatory agency ⓘ non-ministerial government department ⓘ |
| appliesStatutoryRegulation |
Data Protection Act 2018
ⓘ
Environmental Information Regulations 2004 ⓘ Freedom of Information Act 2000 ⓘ Investigatory Powers Act 2016 ⓘ
surface form:
Investigatory Powers Act (limited functions)
Network and Information Systems Regulations ⓘ Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations ⓘ GDPR ⓘ
surface form:
UK General Data Protection Regulation
|
| canImposeSanctions |
assessment notices
ⓘ
enforcement notices ⓘ monetary penalties for data protection breaches ⓘ prosecution recommendations ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| employs |
information rights specialists
ⓘ
lawyers ⓘ technical experts ⓘ |
| hasMotto | “The UK’s independent authority set up to uphold information rights in the public interest” ⓘ |
| hasOfficeLocation |
Belfast
ⓘ
Cardiff ⓘ Edinburgh ⓘ London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
Wilmslow ⓘ |
| hasPart | Information Commissioner ⓘ |
| headOfGovernmentBody | Information Commissioner ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
United Kingdom
ⓘ
Wilmslow ⓘ
surface form:
Wilmslow, Cheshire, England
|
| inception | 2001 ⓘ |
| industry |
data protection
ⓘ
freedom of information ⓘ privacy regulation ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| legalForm | non-ministerial department of the UK Government ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Cheshire East ⓘ |
| officialLanguage | English ⓘ |
| parentOrganization |
UK government
ⓘ
surface form:
UK Government
|
| purpose |
enforcing data protection legislation
ⓘ
promoting data privacy for individuals ⓘ promoting openness by public bodies ⓘ regulating access to official information ⓘ upholding information rights in the public interest ⓘ |
| regionServed |
England
ⓘ
Northern Ireland ⓘ Scotland ⓘ Wales ⓘ |
| replaces | Data Protection Registrar ⓘ |
| shortName | ICO ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
ⓘ
British Parliament ⓘ
surface form:
Parliament of the United Kingdom
|
| website | https://ico.org.uk ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Office of the Information Commissioner (United Kingdom)