ICO Public Guidance
Leveson Inquiry · An Inquiry into the Culture, Practices and Ethics of the Press · Issued 29 November 2012 · Addressed to: Information Commissioner
Government responseInformation Commissioner: Accepted (Jan 2013)
DeliveryNo statement from Information Commissioner found
Recommendation, verbatim from the inquiry
●Inquiry recommendation
The Information Commissioner's Office should take steps to prepare and issue guidance to the public on their individual rights in relation to the obtaining and use by the press of their personal data, and how to exercise those rights.
Leveson Inquiry, An Inquiry into the Culture, Practices and Ethics of the Press · 29 Nov 2012 Source PDF →
Published evidence summary
AI-generated evidence summary
The Inquiry asked the Information Commissioner's Office to publish public guidance on press data rights. In January 2013, it stated that it recognised the importance of developing this guidance and would publish it alongside a proposed code of practice, aiming to have it ready by the end of May 2013 (Information Commissioner's Office response, Jan 2013).
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Report-level response context
Government response
●Information Commissioner · Accepted · 7 Jan 2013
We recognise the importance of developing this guidance, which we will develop and publish in conjunction with the proposed Code of Practice mentioned above. We will also aim to have this guidance ready by the end of May 2013.
Extract from: The Information Commissioner's Response to the Leveson Report on the Culture, Practices and Ethics of the Press
Delivery
No statement on delivery from Information Commissioner has been found in the sources searched. This is separate from the response above.
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