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The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) upholds information rights in the public interest, promoting openness by public bodies and data privacy for individuals. ICO is an executive non-departmental public body, sponsored by the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology .
The Data Protection Act (DPA) controls how personal information can be used and your rights to ask for information about yourself
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COI was the government department responsible for providing marketing and advertising services to other organisations in the public sector. COI closed in 2012.
The Commission was established on 17 July 2015 to review the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and was dissolved on 11 March 2016.
A Guide for Employers and Employees to the role of the Central Arbitration Committee (CAC) for these regulations
You have the right to get a copy of the information that is held about you. This is called the 'right of access'.
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