Personal Data in FOI Requests: Cautionary Tales
30 August 2023
Insight Hub
13 April 2023
In brief: TikTok Information Technologies UK Limited and TikTok Inc (“TikTok”) have been issued a £12.7 million fine by the Information Commissioner’s Office (“ICO”) for personal data breaches involving: Providing information society services to children under the age of 13 without the consent of their parents or guardians. Failing to provide information to users on…
Read more23 February 2023
The use of Facial Recognition Technology (FRT) has recently come under scrutiny by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) following the use of FRT in a school. FRT is a way of identifying or confirming an individual’s identity using facial recognition. FRT systems are used to identify people through photos, videos, or in real-time and is…
Read more28 November 2022
Executive Summary: Do public bodies need to release the names of parties who took part in a procurement exercise and failed to secure a bid? Greenwood v Information Commissioner [2022] UKFTT 00333 (GRC), explores this and held it was not in the public interest to release the names of companies who had made unsuccessful bids…
Read more6 September 2022
As we approach the end of the summer, we have put together a roundup of developments in data protection and freedom of information law that you may have missed. Data and Information Bill Before Parliament began its summer recess, the UK Government published the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill. Once the Bill comes into…
Read more28 April 2022
Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (“FOIA”), a public authority can refuse an entire request if it would cost too much or would take too much staff time to deal with the request. Currently, the cost limit for complying with a request or a linked series of requests from the same person or group…
Read more25 April 2022
Local authority legal teams deal with a range of issues and data protection matters can occur on a day-to-day basis, whether as a stand alone issue or as part of a wider piece of advice, such as part of a contract negotiation. We have set out below some of our top tips to consider when…
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