The information on this page was current at the time it was published. Regulations, trends, statistics, and other information are constantly changing. While we strive to update our Knowledge Base, we strongly suggest you use these pages as a general guide and be sure to verify any regulations, statistics, guidelines, or other information that are important to your efforts.

January 31st, 2020 Update: On March 29, 2017, UK Prime Minister Theresa May triggered Article 50, which formally started the process whereby the UK would leave the European Union. The original plan was for the UK to leave the EU on March 29th, 2019 but on October 28th, 2019, the EU agreed to push the extension deadline to January 31, 2020. 

The council agreed to conclude the withdrawal, and it  took effect at midnight on January 31st, 2020. After this date, the UK is no  longer an EU member state. This will obviously shift how business is done in the UK. We will keep updating this page to reflect these changes. 

Learn more about Brexit here. 

Information Commissioner's Office

Mr. John Edwards
Information Commissioner

Mr. Jame Dipple-Johnstone & Mr Steve Wood
Deputy Information Commissioners

Address:
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire SK9 5AF

Phone (within UK): 0303 123 1113 or 01625 545745
Phone (overseas): +44 1625 545745
Fax: 01625 524 510
Email: 
Website: http://ico.org.uk/

Law Information:

Data Protection Act 1988

Northern Ireland

Information Commissioner's Office – Northern Ireland

Ken MacDonald 
Commissioner

Address:
3rd Floor
14 Cromac Place
Belfast, BT7 2JB

Phone: 028 027 8757 or 0303 123 1114
Fax: 028 9026 9388
E-mail: ni@ico.org.uk
Website: ico.org.uk/

Scotland

Information Commissioner's Office - Scotland

Ken MacDonald 
Commissioner

Address:
45 Melville Street
Edinburgh
EH3 7HL

Phone: 0131 244 9001
Email: scotland@ico.org.uk

Website: ico.org.uk/

Wales

Information Commissioner's Office – Wales

Address:
2nd Floor
Churchill House
Churchill Way
Cardiff
CF10 2HH

Phone: 029 2067 8400
Fax: 029 2067 8399
Email: wales@ico.org.uk
Website: ico.org.uk/

How to Provide DPO Contact Information to Your DPA

Preferred method or procedure for DPO communication -

The ICO has set up an email address to which information should be sent. Contact information and instructions here.

Local Guidance

Guidelines (in English)