Enforcement

Consumer Finance Claims Ltd

19 July 2016, Enforcement notices

Consumer Finance Ltd has been ordered to respond to a subject access request after the ICO ruled that it had failed to comply with the requirements of section 7 of the Data Protection Act.

Northern Health & Social Care Trust

19 July 2016, Undertakings, Health

An undertaking to comply with the seventh data protection principle has been signed by Northern Health & Social Care Trust.

Change and Save Ltd

08 July 2016, Enforcement notices, Marketing

The ICO has issued a stop order against a company that falsely claimed it was phoning people as part of a lifestyle survey – a practice known as “sugging”.

Cheshire West and Chester Council

20 June 2016, Enforcement notices, Local government

Cheshire West and Chester Council has been ordered to reinstate web access to the building control dates that were available on its website prior to 2 November 2015.

Advanced VoIP

09 June 2016, Monetary penalties, Marketing

A Cheshire company that hounded people with automated nuisance calls without their consent has been fined by the ICO.

Quigley & Carter Limited

09 June 2016, Monetary penalties, General business

A Manchester company behind thousands of spam texts has been fined £80,000 by the Information Commissioner’s Office.

Central Compensation Office Limited

08 June 2016, Enforcement notices, Finance insurance and credit

A compensation claims company that pestered people with nuisance calls has been ordered to stop by the ICO or face legal action.

Chief Constable of Dyfed-Powys Police

08 June 2016, Monetary penalties, Criminal justice

A police force has been fined after an email, containing information that could be used to identify eight sex offenders, was sent to a member of the public in error.

Debbie Urch t/a Kings Ransom

08 June 2016, Enforcement notices

Debbie Urch t/a Kings Ransom has been ordered to respond to a subject access request after the ICO ruled that it had failed to comp ly with the requirements of section 7 of the Data Protection Act.

Money Saving Champions Limited

07 June 2016, Prosecutions, General business

Money Saving Champions Limited have been prosecuted at Swansea Magistrates Court for committing an offence of failing to notify under section 17 of the Data Protection Act 1998. The company, who operate a money saving advice service, pleaded guilty to processing data without having an entry in the data protection register. The company was fined £350 and ordered to pay cost of £497.75.

Wolverhampton City Council

06 June 2016, Undertakings, Local government

An undertaking to comply with the Data Protection Act 1998 has been signed by Wolverhampton City Council.

Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust

26 May 2016, Undertakings, Health

A follow up has been completed to provide an assurance that Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust has appropriately addressed the actions agreed in its undertaking signed November 2015. Whilst our follow up summary notes state that some further actions are yet to be completed, the Trust has put a plan in place and committed to implementing these steps. On this basis the ICO is satisfied that no further action is necessary in regard to this undertaking.

Mark Lloyd

26 May 2016, Prosecutions, General business

Mr Mark Lloyd has been prosecuted at Telford Magistrates’ Court for the offence of unlawfully obtaining data. The defendant, who worked at a waste management company in Shropshire, emailed the details of 957 clients to his personal email address as he was leaving to start a new role at a rival company. The documents contained personal information including the contact details of customers, as well as purchase history and commercially sensitive information.

Check Point Claims Ltd

16 May 2016, Monetary penalties, Finance insurance and credit

A claims management company that made 17.5 million calls asking people if they had suffered hearing loss at work has been fined £250,000 by the ICO.

Better for the Country Ltd

11 May 2016, Monetary penalties, Political

A company which sent more than 500,000 texts urging people to support its campaign to leave the EU has been fined by the Information Commissioner’s Office.

Sirona Care and Health

10 May 2016, Undertakings, Health

A follow up has been completed to provide an assurance that Sirona Care and Health has appropriately addressed the actions agreed in its undertaking signed November 2015.

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

09 May 2016, Monetary penalties, Health

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has been fined £180,000 after revealing the email addresses of more than 700 users of an HIV service.

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

04 May 2016, Monetary penalties, Health

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has been fined £185,000 by the ICO.

Martin & Company

29 April 2016, Undertakings, Legal

A follow up has been completed to provide an assurance that Martin & Company has appropriately addressed the actions agreed in its undertaking signed September 2015.

Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council

29 April 2016, Undertakings

A follow up has been completed to provide an assurance that Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council has appropriately addressed the actions agreed in its undertaking signed March 2016.

West Dunbartonshire Council

28 April 2016, Enforcement notices, Local government

A Scottish council has been issued with an enforcement notice by the ICO for repeatedly failing to train staff around data protection.

Nevis Home Improvements Ltd

27 April 2016, Monetary penalties, Land or property services

A home improvements company that made 2.5 million recorded phone calls has been fined £50,000 by the Information Commissioner.

Getwork2day Ltd

22 April 2016, Prosecutions, General business

Getwork2day Ltd , a web based recruitment business, has been prosecuted at Worthing Magistrates’ Court for failing to notify with the ICO. It was found guilty of a s17 non-notification offence and was fined £500. It was also ordered to pay £951.79 costs and £50 victim surcharge.

Chief Constable of Kent Police

21 April 2016, Monetary penalties, Criminal justice

A police force has been fined after sensitive personal details of a woman who accused her partner of domestic abuse were passed to the suspect.

Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC)

20 April 2016, Undertakings, Health

An undertaking to comply with the Data Protection Act 1998 has been signed by HSCIC. The ICO has found that patients were offered an opportunity to opt out from their data being shared with other organisations, but that the opt outs were not implemented. HSCIC have agreed a series of steps to remedy this.