Guidance: Data protection fining

Imported from official source

Guidance

Finance Classified by Officially

Guidance explaining when penalty notices may be issued under UK GDPR, DPA 2018, and how fines are determined for non-compliance.

Ref: ISBN 978-1-5286-4719-9, E03080084 03/24

This file may not be suitable for users of assistive technology.

The Information Commissioner enforces the UK GDPR and Data Protection Act 2018 (DPA 2018).

This document explains when penalty notices can be issued, such as for breaking data protection laws or failing to follow notices like enforcement or assessment notices. It also explains how fines are calculated.

This is an extract. The publication continues at the source.

Read the original at the source: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/data-protection-fining

Officially imported this from Information Commissioner's Office’s own source and shows an extract. If you work there, claiming the profile and verifying the domain lets you choose to show the full text here.

Provenance

Organization
Information Commissioner's Office — imported from official source
Official source
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/information-commissioner-s-office.atom ATOM
Imported
September 15, 2026 20:43
Versions
1 recorded
Identity
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/data-protection-fining#2024-03-18T00:00:00Z

Officially records where a publication came from, not whether it is true. Imported records are reproduced from an organization's own official source.