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Context
The Information Commissioner’s Office is consulting on new draft guidance about how it decides to issue penalty notices and calculate fines under the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and Data Protection Act 2018 (DPA 2018).
Key points to note
The ICO refers to this new guidance as the draft Data Protection Fining Guidance. It explains:
The Data Protection Fining Guidance, when finalised, will replace the parts of the Regulatory Action Policy that explain the ICOs current approach to imposing and calculating fines. The consultation will run for eight weeks from 2 October 2023 to 27 November 2023.
Next actions
None – for information and awareness.