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United Kingdom: Published ICO Data Protection and Journalism Code of Practice

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Published ICO Data Protection and Journalism Code of Practice

On 6 July 2023, the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) published the “Data Protection and Journalism Code of Practice”. The Code applies to anyone using personal information for journalism but mainly to media organisations and journalists in…

Scope

Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
cross-cutting
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
data protection authority

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2021-10-13
in consultation

On 13 October 2021, the UK Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) opened a public consultation on …

2022-01-24
processing consultation

On 24 January 2022, the UK Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) closed a public consultation on …

2022-09-21
in consultation

On 21 September 2022, the UK Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) opened a second consultation o…

2022-11-16
processing consultation

On 16 November 2022, the UK Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) closed the second consultation …

2023-07-06
under deliberation

On 6 July 2023, the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) published the “Data Protection and J…

2023-11-23
adopted

On 23 November 2023, the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) adopted the Data Protection and Jo…

2024-02-22
in force

On 22 February 2024, the Data Protection and Journalism Code of Practice, a statutory code under t…