Analysis of Fines Imposed by the Information Commissioner’s Office in 2024

In this episode of InfoSec Insider – Talk DP, Stuart Skelly, Senior Consultant at URM, provides a break down and analysis of how the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO’s) has enforced UK data protection (DP) regulations in 2024, and how this compares to the action taken by the regulator in previous years.  Stuart leverages his 25+ years of specialisation in data protection law to discuss:   

• The types of enforcement action available to the ICO (i.e., reprimands, enforcement notices and fines) and how they differ 

• How the regulator has enforced the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulation (PECR) in 2024, in terms of: 

• Its approach to fining public vs. private sector organisations, with examples of notable public sector fines imposed this year 

• The differences in its approach to enforcing the GDPR vs. the PECR 

• How the regulator’s enforcement activities compare to the action taken in 2023 

• The sums of money involved in ICO fines, i.e., the average figure imposed by the ICO in 2024 and how much the ICO brought in for the Treasury this year 

• How the ICO’s approach to enforcing DP law compares to other, European DP regulators 

• Emerging trends and upcoming changes, such as the ICO’s crackdown on cookies compliance.  

Learn more about this topic:  https://www.urmconsulting.com/blog/analysis-of-fines-imposed-by-the-information-commissioners-office-in-2024 

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