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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:
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)
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