The complainant initially requested information relating to the change of the ICO’s privacy notice following the introduction of the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) in May 2018. The Commissioner’s decision is that ICO (‘the ICO’) failed to respond to a number of requests within 20 working days and has therefore breached section 10 of the FOIA. Furthermore, the ICO did not comply with section 1 of the FOIA as it failed to confirm to the complainant what information it held. The Commissioner requires the ICO to take the following steps to ensure compliance with the legislation. Issue a substantive response, under the FOIA, to the outstanding requests listed in the Annex at the end of this notice. The ICO must take these steps within 35 calendar days of the date of this decision notice. Failure to comply may result in the Commissioner making written certification of this fact to the High Court pursuant to section 54 of the FOIA and may be dealt with as a contempt of court.
FOI 10: Complaint upheld FOI 1: Complaint upheld
Citations:
[2019] UKICO fs50804336
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
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Updated: 26 November 2022; Ref: scu.643389
