Civil Offence
Organisations guilty of 
data loss will face large fines after an amendment to the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act. Although the implications which faced organisations concerning data breaches are not as serious as people wanted, it still gives the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) stronger powers.
data loss will face large fines after an amendment to the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act. Although the implications which faced organisations concerning data breaches are not as serious as people wanted, it still gives the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) stronger powers.Initially the Liberal Democrats wanted to have serious data breaches made a criminal offence. The act which was passed by the Lords in April, despite opposition from the Government, but to stop the Government's majority in the House of Commons overturning this decision and throwing out the amendment, it was downgraded.
Now if an organisation deliberately or recklessley breaches the Data Protection Act (DPA) it will only be a civil offence. The new legislation means the ICO can impose large fines on those who breach the DPA, previously it only had powers to issue an enforcement notice.
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