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42%

42% -- fines uncollected rate for Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) (2015-2019)

2015-2019  · n=152  · The SMS Works / ICO

42% of the total value of fines issued by the ICO since 2015 remains uncollected.

  • Covers fines issued prior to GDPR enforcement in May 2018
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42%
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Percentage
Data Vintage
2015-2019
Entity
Information Commissioner's Office (ICO)
Sample Size
152
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Methodology
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Freshness
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The SMS Works / ICO Primary Tier B
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Confidence: 28/100 Vintage: 2015-2019 Channel: Wayback
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ICO fines collection crisis - 42% of fines remain unpaid
ICO fines collection crisis - 42% of fines remain unpaid Henry Cazalet - Director, The SMS Works ICO Fines Collection Crisis - 42% of Fines Remain Unpaid Since 2015, The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has fined 152 organisations a total of £16.6 million for data breaches, spam and nuisance …
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Information Commissioner's Office (ICO): 42% fines uncollected rate. Source: The SMS Works / ICO (2015-2019). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/ico-fines-unpaid-percentage-42
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