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Written question asked by Matt Hancock (Independent (affiliation)) on Monday, 20 May 2024, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 23 May 2024 (named day). It was answered by Julia Lopez (Conservative) on Thursday, 23 May 2024 on behalf of the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology.


Information Commission: Business

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how many businesses the Information Commissioner’s Office regulated (a) as of 20 May 2024 and (b) in 2016.

Answer

Under the Data Protection (Charges and Information) Regulations 2018, individuals and organisations that process personal data need to register and pay a data protection fee to the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), unless they are exempt.

At the end of December 2016, 457,846 organisations were registered with the ICO. The most recent figure shows that on 20 May 2024, 1,183,158 organisations were registered with the ICO.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
27021
Session
2023-24
Subjects
Business Regulation Information Commission
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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