Written questions

Information Commissioner's Office: Public Appointments

2026-06-08 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · 8026 · Official question

Esther McVey

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, when the new board for the Information Commissioner's Office will be put in place.

Answer

The Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 established the Information Commission, a new body corporate that will assume the ICO's regulatory functions to become the UK's independent data protection regulator. The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology...