United Kingdom: Information Commissioner’s Office issued update in inquiry into cookie compliance across top 1'000 websites in United Kingdom

On 4 December 2025, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) issued an update in its ongoing inquiry into the compliance of the UK’s top 1'000 websites with data protection regulations. The ICO stated that 95% of the top 1'000 websites met the ICO's compliance checks at the time of testing, with only 21 websites still identified as failing. 415 websites initially passed without further intervention, while 564 websites improved their practices following engagement from the ICO. In 17 cases, the ICO issued preliminary enforcement notices. The ICO stated that it would continue its actions in relation to the remaining failing websites.