Question follow-through · 14700

Information Commissioner's Office: Fees and Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment her Department has made of the impact of the Information Commissioner's Office's fee structure on small, self-employed data controllers such as registered childminders;

answeredDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology

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Answering body
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Tabled
30 Jun 2026
Target answer date
2 Jul 2026
Answer
8 Jul 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 30 Jun 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment her Department has made of the impact of the Information Commissioner's Office's fee structure on small, self-employed data controllers such as registered childminders;

  2. 2 Jul 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 8 Jul 2026

    Answer published

    The data protection fees fund the ICO's statutory responsibilities under data protection and privacy and electronic communications legislation. There are three levels of fee payable based on organisational size. Micro organisations, including sole traders...

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