Written Question·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·UIN 22067
Information Commissioner's Office
Tabled: 6 January 2025
Answered: 14 January 2025
Question
Jo Platt
Labour (Co-op) — Leigh and Atherton
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the enforcement practices of the Information Commissioner's Office cohere with the regulatory duties of that Office.
Answer
Chris BryantAlthough DSIT acts as the ICO’s sponsor within government, it is an independent regulator and accountable to Parliament. It is not appropriate for Government to comment on how it exercises its regulatory duties.The ICO publishes details of its enforcement...
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