6/18/2025 8:20:39 AM Byte-sized reform: The Data (Use and Access) Bill explained By Rumandeep Dhariwal After a slightly surprising amount of back and forth between the Commons and Lords, the Data (Use and Access) Bill (DUAB) is finally set...
6/13/2025 1:27:47 PM Soft opt-in for charities: a new marketing opportunity? By Edwina Turner Upcoming reforms in the Data (Use and Access) Bill (DUA Bill) could finally open the door for charities to use the soft opt-in approach...
12/12/2024 3:45:43 PM New data laws coming in 2025 By Emma Watt The Data Use and Access Bill (the Bill) contains the Government's proposals to update the UK’s data protection legislation. The Bill...
8/19/2024 8:16:11 AM ICO issues £6m fine for software provider following 2022 ransomware attack By Emma Watt The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has provisionally imposed a £6m fine on Advanced Computer Software Group Ltd, an NHS software...
6/21/2024 2:17:21 PM Investigation into chatbot - a 'warning shot for industry' By Emma Watt The ICO has concluded its investigation into Snap Inc.’s use of its 'My AI' chatbot feature on the Snapchat platform. The My AI chatbot...
4/25/2024 11:51:55 AM Sharing information where there are safeguarding concerns By Emma Watt The Department for Education (DfE) has published updated guidance - Information sharing: advice for practitioners providing safeguarding...
5/24/2023 10:11:47 AM CCTV and the provision of care - the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman gives its view By Lorna Kenyon-Pain Those receiving care and support and their families sometimes choose to install video and audio recording equipment that captures the...
3/31/2021 10:28:09 AM Housing Technology: The legal hurdles to unlocking the value of big data in housing By Emma Watt Click here to read the latest edition of Housing Technology featuring my article with Rumandeep Dhariwal. © Copyright 2021: The...