Information Commissioner's Office (Formerly Office of the Data Protection Registrar)

The Information Commissioner’s Office’s mission is to uphold information rights in the public interest, promoting openness by public bodies and data privacy for individuals. They rule on eligible complaints, give guidance to individuals and organisations, and take appropriate action when the law is broken.

The ICO can help you find out how to:

• Request your personal information
• Access information from a public body
• Raise a concern with an organisation
• Claim compensation
• Check your information is being handled correctly

and can advise on:

• CCTV
• Online and electronic devices
• Credit
• Criminal, court and police records
• Nuisance calls
• Spam texts
• Health records
• Housing
• Junk mail
• Identity theft
• Schools, universities and colleges
• DVLA
• Bankruptcy
• Construction blacklist
• The media
• Operation Motorman
• Electoral register
• Employment

Advises organisations on how to deal with the Data Protection Act and the Freedom of Information Act.

Provides toolkits, faqs and other publications to aid and inform the public and organisations about its compliance work.