The UK Information Commissioner

The UK Information Commissioner enforces and oversees the Data Protection Act 1998, the UK-wide aspects of both the UK Freedom of Information Act 2000 and the Environmental Information Regulations 2004, the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations, and the Telecommunications Regulations. The Commissioner is a UK independent supervisory authority reporting directly to the UK Parliament and has both an international and national role.

The UK Information Commissioner's Scottish branch office can be contacted as follows:

Information Commissioner's Office - Scotland
28 Thistle Street
Edinburgh
EH2 1EN
 
tel: 01625 545700
fax: 01635 524510
Email: Scotland@ico.gsi.gov.uk
web: http://www.ico.gov.uk/eventual.aspx

The UK Information Commissioner is completely distinct from the Scottish Information Commissioner - The latter is responsible for the enforcement of compliance with the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 and the Environmental Information [Scotland] Regulations 2004. See seperate entry in this A to Z Guide.

The UK Information Commissioner was previuously known as the Data Protection Commissioner but was renamed in January 2001 when the Commissioner took over additional regulatory responsibility. See seperate entry in this A to Z Guide under Information Commissioner.