20 Mar 2024
Within this article, we consider the SEND responsibilities of schools and Local Authorities (LAs) and the relevant financial commitments attributed to those responsibilities. Background The Children and Families Act 2014 secures the general presumption in law that children and young people…
Governance, Procurement & Information
15 Mar 2024
The use of facial recognition technology is back in the news following an announcement from the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) that it has ordered Serco to stop using a staff clocking-in system which used facial recognition technology. The technology was used to monitor the attendance of…
Governance, Procurement & Information
01 Feb 2024
The ICO (Information Commissioners Office) has warned this week that it will take enforcement action against organisations using advertising cookies on website without consent of users. This follows an earlier announcement at the end of last year, where the ICO wrote to organisations running the UK'…
Governance, Procurement & Information
22 Jan 2024
The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) have announced this month that it has fined HelloFresh £140,000 for breaches of privacy regulations by sending direct marketing emails and texts without valid consent. HelloFresh, an online meal delivery service, received a number of complaints…
Governance, Procurement & Information
22 Jan 2024
The new year will bring a wave of developments impacting law and practice in the construction sector, with the arrival of the Joint Contracts Tribunal's (JCT) new standard form building contracts (JCT 2024 Editions) marking what many consider an overdue departure from the existing JCT 2016 Editions…
Governance, Procurement & Information
12 Dec 2023
The Information Commissioner Office (ICO) has announced it has taken enforcement action against Charnwood Borough Council following an incident where the Council disclosed a woman's new address to her ex-partner who she had accused of domestic abuse. Following an investigation, the ICO has…
Governance, Procurement & Information
12 Dec 2023
The ICO has recently published guidance specifically targeted at the housing sector setting out how data protection law can be used to prevent harm. In a blog published by the ICO, it discusses a number of common complaints it sees from the housing sector and highlights how poor data protection…
Governance, Procurement & Information
07 Dec 2023
The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has recently announced its decision to reprimand Finham Park Multi Academy Trust (the MAT), after an unauthorised third party accessed and encrypted the MAT's systems. Background The MAT reported a cyber-security breach to the ICO following…
Governance, Procurement & Information
22 Nov 2023
Recently, the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) announced its decision to reprimand Nottinghamshire County Council (the Council), for failure to redact sensitive information held within a Child and Family Assessment report, which are used to assess the needs of vulnerable children in…
Governance, Procurement & Information
15 Nov 2023
On 14 October 2023, the Regulator for Social Housing (RSH) published its annual Sector Risk Profile report (the Report), detailing its view of the most significant risks preventing registered providers (RPs) from achieving compliance with the RSH regulatory standards. RSH's publication statement…
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