ICO Consult with CPS
A new duty should be introduced (whether formal or informal) for the Information Commissioner's Office to consult with the Crown Prosecution Service in relation to the exercise of its powers to undertake criminal proceedings.
- The ICO has published a Regulatory Action Policy which sets out how it exercises its enforcement powers, including prosecution, but no published evidence of a formal or informal duty to consult with the CPS on section 170 prosecutions has been identified to March 2026.
- No further published evidence on this specific recommendation has been identified.
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Response
Accepted in Part
Response
Accepted in PartThe Prime Minister stated on 29 November 2012 that data protection proposals required careful consideration. The Data Protection Act 2018 included some provisions implementing Leveson recommendations on data protection and journalism. Source: https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/david-cameron-statement-in-response-to-the-leveson-inquiry-report
Published Evidence
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The ICO and CPS have working arrangements on prosecution matters. However no formal statutory duty to consult was introduced. The relationship operates on an informal basis.
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Informal consultation arrangements exist but no formal statutory duty was introduced.