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ICO – New notification fee for data controllers - 25 May 2018
March 7th, 2018
When the GDPR comes into force in the UK in May 2018 all Data
Controllers will have to pay a notification fee to the Information
Commissioner's Office (ICO); this will replace the current registration
process and fee. The ICO is the UK’s data protection regulator or
supervisory authority.
The government has published the draft
format for the new notification fee structure. The new structure must
still be approved by Parliament but the ICO have published a guide that
reflects the draft, to help Data Controllers prepare for what the UK
Government is proposing.
The new annual fee structure is as follows:
Tier |
Organisation Type |
Fee |
|---|---|---|
1 |
Micro organisations - Maximum turnover of £632,000 or no more than ten members of staff |
£40 |
2 |
Small and medium organisations - Maximum turnover £36 million or no more than 250 members of staff |
£60 |
3 |
Large organisations - That do not meet the criteria for tiers 1 and 2 |
£2,900 |
For more details go to https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/guide-to-the-general-data-protection-regulation-gdpr/accountability-and-governance/guide-to-the-data-protection-fee/
Until 25 May, organisations are still required to pay the current notification fee, unless they are exempt. If you currently have a registration (or notification) under the 1998 Act, you will not need to pay the new data protection fee until your registration expires.
Further information on GDPR: