The Information Commissioner, Richard Thomas, has addressed concerns about the complexity and red tape surrounding data protection as he published his first annual report since his appointment in December 2002. He announced the launch of a ëMake Data Protection Simplerí project, which aims to identify ways of simplifying data protection regulation. The intention is to make it easier for organisations to protect the personal information of individuals in practice.
The exercise will focus on quick changes ñ particularly looking for changes of policy and procedure, as well as revisions to secondary legislation, which could be changed without waiting for a Parliamentary Bill. Richard Thomas is urging organisations and individuals to come forward with their own ideas on what they would like to see simplified and made more effective. A more formal consultation has been planned for the Autumn.
ëMake Data Protection simplerí
Information Commissioner determined to cut data protection red tape
