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Reject executive overreach by preventing ICO powers without full parliamentary oversight.

Conclusion
We agree that reforming the governance and accountability structures of the Information Commissioner’s Office will be a positive step. We have previously recommended against executive overreach in the case of Ofcom and the Online Safety Bill; these concerns apply with respect to the Information Commissioner’s Office and the Data Protection and Digital Information (No. 2) Bill. Powers to veto codes of practice and to set strategic priorities without parliamentary oversight should not be adopted. (Paragraph 78) Product security
Government Response

A response document is linked to this report, dated 24 November 2023. Response attribution to this conclusion has not been verified. Read the response document.

Addressee Bodies
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Timeline
Recommendation age 3.1 yrs
Report published 07 Aug 2023