Written Question·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·UIN 107456

Information Commissioner's Office: Staff

Tabled: 21 January 2026
Answered: 30 January 2026

Question

Neil O'Brien

ConservativeHarborough, Oadby and Wigston

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, for what reason (a) the number of staff and (b) staff costs have increased at the Information Commissioner's Office since April 2017.

Answer

Ian Murray
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) is independent of government and sets its own staffing levels to meet its statutory duties. The ICO is funded primarily through the data protection fee and manages its resources in accordance with its regulatory...

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