ICO Specialist Knowledge Review
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 the opportunity to review the availability to it of specialist legal and practical knowledge of the application of the data protection regime to the press, and to any extent necessary address it.
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 to review specialist knowledge regarding the press. In January 2013, the Information Commissioner's Office stated that it had undertaken the review and recognised the need for more specialist knowledge of press workings and data protection, but addressing that need was not mentioned in the sources (Information Commissioner's Office response, Jan 2013).
Sources
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Report-level response context
Government response
●Information Commissioner · Accepted · 7 Jan 2013
We have undertaken this review and recognise the need to have more specialist knowledge of the workings of the press and the application of the data protection regime to them.
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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