{"id":172776,"date":"2022-07-26T01:26:55","date_gmt":"2022-07-26T00:26:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/legalvision.co.uk\/?p=172776"},"modified":"2022-07-26T08:01:50","modified_gmt":"2022-07-26T07:01:50","slug":"ico-decide-fine-company","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/legalvision.co.uk\/data-privacy-it\/ico-decide-fine-company\/","title":{"rendered":"How Does the ICO Decide to Fine a Company in England?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Businesses must be aware of financial penalties for not complying with data protection rules. The <a href=\"https:\/\/ico.org.uk\/\">Information Commissioner\u2019s Office<\/a> (ICO) is well-known as the independent body that enforces data protection rules. The primary data protection law is the <a href=\"https:\/\/gdpr-info.eu\/\">General Data Protection Regulation<\/a> (GDPR). The ICO helps businesses comply with the GDPR and enforces action against non-compliant companies. If the ICO believes your business is breaching the GDPR, it may impose a fine of up to \u00a317.5m. This article will explore how the ICO decides whether to fine a business and how much the subsequent penalty will be. Accordingly, your business can evaluate the cost of GDPR compliance against the potential fine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why Does the ICO Impose Fines?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The ICO ensures businesses handle data safely and fairly. Without repercussions, companies may try to reduce costs by breaching data protection rules, such as ignoring Subject Access Requests. Therefore, by issuing fines, the ICO deters businesses from breaching <a href=\"https:\/\/legalvision.co.uk\/data-privacy-it\/how-does-gdpr-affect-my-business\/\">GDPR<\/a> rules. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">When Does the ICO Impose Fines?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Theoretically, the ICO can impose a fine for any breach of the GDPR.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div  class=\"box box--icon box--info\">\n    <!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Realistically the ICO will issue financial penalties in respect of the following GDPR violations:<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list -->\n<ul>\n<li>failing to handle Subject Access Requests correctly or within the correct timeframe;<\/li>\n<li>disclosing sensitive personal information to third parties without consent or lawful reason;<\/li>\n<li>failing to report serious data breaches to the ICO within 72 hours;<\/li>\n<li>exposing staff to unreasonable monitoring in the workplace;<\/li>\n<li>failing to delete <a href=\"https:\/\/legalvision.co.uk\/ecommerce-online-business\/personal-data-e-commerce\/\">personal data<\/a> within an appropriate period; and<\/li>\n<li>suffering a data breach or cyber attack when your business could have prevented it with proper safeguards.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<a href=\"#content-next\"\n   class=\"block p-4 mt-10 text-xl font-bold text-center text-white no-underline bg-gray-800 rounded-t-xl\">\n    Continue reading this article below the form\n    <i class=\"text-xl fa-regular fa-arrow-down\"><\/i>\n<\/a>\n<div class=\"px-6 pt-10 pb-12 mb-10 text-center bg-gray-100 rounded-b-xl sm:px-12 test\">\n    <div class=\"mb-8 text-2xl font-bold text-orange\">\n        Need legal advice?\n        <br>\n        <span class=\"text-lg not-prose\">\n                            Call <a href=\"tel:+448081968584\" class=\"not-prose\">0808 196 8584<\/a> for urgent assistance.\n                <br>\n                Otherwise, complete this 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In addition, between 2020 and 2021, the ICO issued \u00a342m of financial penalties within enforcement action against companies. In reality, excessive fines are rare and generally limited to significant breaches. Moreover, most fines are lower, as the corresponding data breaches will affect a small number of people. Nevertheless, your business may still receive a fine in the region of tens of thousands of pounds for GDPR breaches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Mitigating Circumstances<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Depending on the nature of the data protection breach, the ICO may acknowledge mitigating circumstances and reduce the fine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div  class=\"box box--icon box--info\">\n    <!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Amongst other things, the ICO may treat the following as mitigating circumstances:<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list -->\n<ul>\n<li>a breach causing limited harm to individuals;<\/li>\n<li>evidence of implementing systems that lower the risk of a data breach, such as staff training and written policies concerning the GDPR;<\/li>\n<li>if this is the first time the ICO has found your company in breach; or<\/li>\n<li>your organisation appoints a Data Protection Officer to ensure compliance with data protection rules.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Key Takeaways<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Overall, the ICO aims to help businesses protect customer data. By issuing penalties to non-compliant businesses, companies are less likely to breach GDPR rules. However, the ICO will consider mitigating circumstances and may reduce penalties accordingly. In addition, the ICO provides practical guidance on its website. This guidance can help your business avoid enforcement notices and financial penalties and achieve good data protection practices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you need help with data protection rules and ICO investigations into potential violations of the GDPR, our experienced <a href=\"https:\/\/legalvision.co.uk\/it-lawyers-lp\/\">Data, Privacy and IT lawyers<\/a> can assist as part of our LegalVision membership. For a low monthly fee, you will have unlimited access to lawyers to answer your questions and draft and review your documents. 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