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21 November 2007

Data protection spot checks are on their way

The Information Commissioner's Office is to be given the power to make "spot checks" on organisations holding personal data. This increase in ICO powers was announced by Gordon Brown in today's Prime Ministers Questions in the Commons.

In another demonstration of how hard the benefits data fiasco has hit the Government, the ICO only appears to have announced it was pressing for these powers yesterday.

With spot checks on their way, now is a good time for organisations holding personal data to revisit their data protection and security policies and procedures. If you would like assistance with reviewing your policies or putting new ones in place, please contact us.

Posted at 06:37 PM in Data Protection |

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