The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) is
launching a consultation on its new
Data Protection Strategy to set out how it will achieve best
practice.
The strategy, being launched at the Privacy Laws & Business
20th annual conference in Cambridge today, is concerned with
maximising ICO’s long term effectiveness in
bringing about good practice.
It explains how the ICO will focus its data protection resources
on situations where there is the greatest risk of harm through
improper use of personal information.
Launching the strategy, David Smith, deputy commissioner, said:
“Our vision is of a society where respect for personal information
is guaranteed.”
Organisations processing people’s personal details must comply
with the Principles of the Data Protection Act. Failure to comply
with the Act means there is a greater risk that individuals’
personal information is not held securely, is inaccurate or out of
date. The ICO will focus its attention on situations where there is
a real likelihood of serious harm.
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