Technical briefing: New Data Protection Act penalties

IT | Rachel Holmes | 9 Apr 2010

New powers for the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) to impose monetary penalties of up to £500,000 for serious breaches of the Data Protection Act 1998 (DPA) came into force on 6 April. Rachel Holmes explains.

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