Тус байгууллага нь хууль эрх зүйн шинэ статусд шилжиж, удирдлагын бүрэлдэхүүнээ өргөжүүлэн, үйл ажиллагаагаа орчин үеийн шаардлагад нийцүүлэн шинэчилж байна
Их Британийн мэдээлэл хамгаалах алба (ICO) есдүгээр сарын 30-ны өдрөөс эхлэн хууль эрх зүйн шинэ бүтэцтэй болж, “Information Commission” нэрээр үйл ажиллагаагаа явуулахаар боллоо. Өмнө нь нэг хүний эрх мэдэлд төвлөрсөн байсан зохицуулалтын чиг үүрэг одоо гүйцэтгэх болон гүйцэтгэх бус гишүүдээс бүрдсэн удирдах зөвлөлд шилжиж байна. Энэхүү өөрчлөлтийг 2025 оны зургадугаар сард батлагдсан “Data (Use and Access) Act 2025” хуулийн хүрээнд хэрэгжүүлж байгаа юм.
Байгууллагын засаглалын бүтцийн шинэчлэл нь өмнөх дарга Жон Эдвардс ёс зүйн асуудлаас үүдэн ажлаа хүлээлгэн өгсний дараа явагдлаа. Одоогоор Пол Арнолд гүйцэтгэх захирлын үүргийг түр орлон гүйцэтгэж байгаа бөгөөд Мэгги Карвер удирдах зөвлөлийн даргын ажлыг түр хариуцаж байна. Байнгын даргыг томилох үйл явц 2027 оны хавар хүртэл үргэлжлэх төлөвтэй байна.
Тус байгууллага нь төв оффисоо Уилмслоу хотоос Манчестер хотын Оксфорд роуд руу нүүлгэсэн нь илүү өргөн хүрээний мэргэжилтнүүдтэй хамтран ажиллах, бизнесүүдтэй холбоогоо бэхжүүлэх зорилготой юм. Байгууллагын нэршил болон үндсэн чиг үүрэг хэвээр үлдэх хэдий ч хиймэл оюун ухаан, кибер аюулгүй байдал, хүүхдийн нууцлал болон төрийн үйлчилгээг хамарсан шинэ стратегийг хэрэгжүүлэхээр төлөвлөж байна.
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Britain’s data protection watchdog has acquired a new legal identity and governance structure, although the familiar ICO initials are staying put. On September 30, the Information Commission replaced the Information Commissioner as the statutory regulator. The organization itself will be known as the Information Commission’s Office and will continue using the ICO name. The change is more than a bureaucratic rebrand. The former regulator was a “corporation sole,” meaning its statutory powers and responsibilities were vested in one person: the Information Commissioner. Those functions have now transferred to a corporate body overseen by executive and non-executive board members. The new structure was created by the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025, which received Royal Assent in June 2025. The government says it will modernize the watchdog’s governance without changing its existing regulatory functions. The transition follows an awkward final few months under the old structure. Information Commissioner John Edwards resigned in June after an independent workplace investigation into his conduct, admitting that his position had become “untenable” and that attempts at humor had been “inappropriate and caused offense.” Edwards had stepped back from his duties in April, and the ICO removed his remaining responsibilities after the investigation concluded there was “a case to answer.” Paul Arnold, who assumed Edwards’ statutory responsibilities before his resignation, is serving as interim chief executive of the Information Commission. Seven non-executive members have joined the new board. They appointed Maggie Carver deputy chair, and she will perform the chair’s duties while the government searches for somebody to fill the job permanently. That recruitment process isn’t expected to wrap up until spring 2027. The regulator has also packed its boxes and moved its headquarters from Wilmslow to Oxford Road in Manchester, which it says will give it access to a “diverse talent pool” and strengthen links with businesses and communities across the UK. For anyone dealing with the watchdog, little should change day to day. The Information Commission retains responsibility for data protection and freedom of information regulation, along with the ICO’s existing powers, guidance, and public services. A new corporate strategy is also on the way, with AI, cyber resilience, children’s privacy, and public services among the areas singled out for attention. Anyone attached to the old initials can relax: despite the legal and governance overhaul, even the Information Commission’s Office intends to keep calling itself the ICO. ®
