The ICO continues to focus on Data Subject Access Requests
(DSARs) and marketing calls and emails.
The Leave.EU Group has received two fines (£45,000 and
£15, 000), and Eldon Insurance Services Limited has been
fined £60,000, for sending direct marketing emails without
consent. The ICO has issued assessment notices to Leave.EU and Eldon
Insurance Services Limited, and will now carry out an audit of
their offices which will include reviewing their data protection
practices and interviewing staff. The audit findings will be made
public.
Alistair Green Legal Services Limited has been fined
£80,000 for making nuisance calls to subscribers.
Investigations by the ICO into nuisance marketing have resulted in 16 company
directors being banned from running a company for more than 100
years in total. The ICO has reached this key milestone by working
in partnership with the Insolvency Service, referring evidence
which can result in company directors being disqualified for
