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ICO publishes new data protection fining guidance

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Published on: 18 March 2024
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LNB News 18/03/2024

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Issue Date: 18 March 2024

Published Date: 18 March 2024

Jurisdiction(s): England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales

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The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has published new data protection fining guidance which sets out how it issues penalties and calculates fines. The guidance explains the legal framework which gives the ICO the power to impose fines, how the ICO approaches key questions like identifying the wider ‘undertaking’ or economic entity of which the controller/processor forms part and the method used to calculate fines.

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