On October 5, the Information Commissioner's Office ("ICO") published a proposal that would require data controllers to pay a data protection fee under the Digital Economy Act after the repeal of the Data Protection Act of 1998. There will be three levels of payment reflecting the size of the organization, and the new fees would commence in April 2018.
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