[bluecar1]

just found this on ico website, not seen it before

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Q: I’ve heard that the ICO has gained new powers. When will they come into force? Will you be producing guidance?
The Criminal Justice and Immigration Act has received Royal Assent creating tough new sanctions for the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO).This new legislation gives us the power to impose substantial fines on organisations that deliberately or recklessly commit serious breaches of the Data Protection Act.

The finer details including time scales and amounts to be fined still have to go back to Parliament to be signed off.

We will then be producing guidance on the new powers. Unfortunately, we have not been provided with a timescale. However, we will place more information on our website as matters progress.
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does this mean the ICO "MAY" be given a set of dentures to deal with the likes of BT and phorm

peter