Written questions

Information Commissioner's Office

2026-06-08 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · 8027 · Official question

Esther McVey

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what is the current (a) position title, (b) post and (c) duties of the interim Chief Executive Officer of the Information Commissioner's Office.

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...