The ICO has shown a clear statement of intent with the a £17 million (at this stage provisional) fine to Clearview AI, which is just...

Not everyone seems to be aware we have a Surveillance Camera Commissioner as well as an Information Commissioner. There is a useful...

Over the last few months I have encountered more and more schools that have been frustrated by Birmingham City Council staff saying they...

I am being asked more and more frequently about data sharing so I thought it might be worth making people aware of the excellent guidance...

For those of you haven't seen it there is a very interesting article on the use of facial recognition technology in schools on the TES...

One of the most frequent questions I get asked is "How do you do a DPIA?" I'm always happy to explain but the ICO has some useful...

The ICO has recently updated its guidance on public authority data held on private devices. This can be found at:...

On 3rd November, the ICO website provided the following update:- "Elizabeth Denham’s term as the Information Commissioner comes to an end...

The current Information Commissioner, Elizabeth Denham, was due to leave her post earlier this year, as I have been telling my clients...

Many of you will know that I'm am avid record collector and one of my all-time favourite songs is David Bowie's "Five Years" from the...

The Information Commissioner's Office has released some new teaching material to enable schools to prepare their pupils for using their...

The Surveillance Camera Commissioner’s Office blog has recently announced the appointment of Fraser Sampson to this post from 1st March...

I am asked quite often about the Telephone Preference Service (TPS) and whether it is effective . The TPS is the UK’s only official ‘Do...

Following my post about the publication scheme earlier this week I've had a few schools asking about how they can assess their FOI...

From time to time some of my clients ask me about whether they still need to have an FOI publication scheme. The simple answer is, of...

Over the last couple of years I have become more familiar with Arbor and know that it has rapidly become an increasingly popular MIS in...

The death has been announced of Dame Fiona Caldicott, at the age of 80. I couldn't let this news pass without a comment on my blog. At...

In the Republic of Ireland schools are on alert to IT security risks around online classes with a Garda investigation under way into how...

People often ask me whether schools do get attacked by cyber criminals. The answer is clearly "yes" although obviously they wouldn't be a...

I am pleased to announce that I am a guest presenter for the Birmingham Association of School Business Management next week. My...