http://www.out-law.com/en/ Latest legal news on regulatory from OUT-LAW.COM, part of international law firm Pinsent Masons en-gb Pinsent Masons LLP Tue, 22 May 2012 13:55:35 +0100 http://www.out-law.com/en/articles/2012/may/government-admits-anonymisaton-of-data-does-not-always-secure-individuals-privacy/ http://www.out-law.com/en/articles/2012/may/government-admits-anonymisaton-of-data-does-not-always-secure-individuals-privacy/ Regulatory Health and care service providers and private sector life scientists will have access to anonymised medical data relating to individuals who consent to the sharing of their records under a new 10 year information strategy outlined by the Government. Tue, 22 May 2012 13:17:00 +0100 http://www.out-law.com/en/articles/2012/may/environmental-red-tape-challenge-must-not-be-a-smokescreen-for-getting-rid-of-vital-laws-warn-mps/ http://www.out-law.com/en/articles/2012/may/environmental-red-tape-challenge-must-not-be-a-smokescreen-for-getting-rid-of-vital-laws-warn-mps/ Regulatory Government proposals to simplify over 10,000 pages of environmental regulations must not act as a "smokescreen" for relaxing vital laws in short-term pursuit of growth, a committee of MPs has warned. Tue, 22 May 2012 12:27:00 +0100 http://www.out-law.com/en/articles/2012/may/london-council-fined-70k-following-child-sex-abuse-data-breach/ http://www.out-law.com/en/articles/2012/may/london-council-fined-70k-following-child-sex-abuse-data-breach/ Regulatory A local authority in London has been fined £70,000 after papers containing identifying details about child sex abuse cases were stolen from a social worker it employed. Tue, 22 May 2012 12:12:00 +0100 http://www.out-law.com/en/articles/2012/may/almost-1000-data-offences-recorded-at-dwp-in-10-month-period/ http://www.out-law.com/en/articles/2012/may/almost-1000-data-offences-recorded-at-dwp-in-10-month-period/ Regulatory Staff at the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) were disciplined a total of 992 times for unlawfully or inappropriately accessing individuals' social security records between April 2011 and January this year. Tue, 22 May 2012 10:02:00 +0100 http://www.out-law.com/en/articles/2012/may/data-extracted-from-suspects-mobiles-retained-in-accordance-with-strict-privacy-guidelines-the-met-says/ http://www.out-law.com/en/articles/2012/may/data-extracted-from-suspects-mobiles-retained-in-accordance-with-strict-privacy-guidelines-the-met-says/ Regulatory Information collected from suspects' mobile phones using new data extraction technology is retained in accordance with strict guidelines that protect individuals' privacy, the Metropolitan Police Service (The Met) has said. Tue, 22 May 2012 09:29:00 +0100 http://www.out-law.com/en/articles/2012/may/ico-announces-plan-to-change-public-sector-publication-scheme-standards/ http://www.out-law.com/en/articles/2012/may/ico-announces-plan-to-change-public-sector-publication-scheme-standards/ Regulatory Public bodies will be required to proactively publish some information and to do so transparently and in a re-usable formats under plans being developed by a freedom of information (FOI) watchdog. Mon, 21 May 2012 12:42:00 +0100 http://www.out-law.com/en/articles/2012/may/lack-of-single-eu-approach-to-cookies-enforcement-would-cause-problems-for-cross-border-businesses-expert-says/ http://www.out-law.com/en/articles/2012/may/lack-of-single-eu-approach-to-cookies-enforcement-would-cause-problems-for-cross-border-businesses-expert-says/ Regulatory European privacy watchdogs have not agreed a single approach to enforcement of new laws on cookies, the deputy Information Commissioner has said. Mon, 21 May 2012 09:17:00 +0100 http://www.out-law.com/en/articles/2012/may/government-consults-on-proposals-for-deferred-prosecution-agreements-framework/ http://www.out-law.com/en/articles/2012/may/government-consults-on-proposals-for-deferred-prosecution-agreements-framework/ Regulatory A new enforcement mechanism designed to give companies more confidence to admit their part in economic crime without opening themselves up to criminal prosecutions has been drafted by the Government. Thu, 17 May 2012 16:13:00 +0100 http://www.out-law.com/en/articles/2012/may/majority-of-government-sites-will-fail-to-comply-in-time-with-cookies-enforcement-deadline/ http://www.out-law.com/en/articles/2012/may/majority-of-government-sites-will-fail-to-comply-in-time-with-cookies-enforcement-deadline/ Regulatory Most Government websites will fail to comply with new laws on 'cookies' when the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) begins formally enforcing them next week, the Cabinet Office has said, according to a reports. Thu, 17 May 2012 11:55:00 +0100 http://www.out-law.com/en/articles/2012/may/new-consent-not-always-required-for-direct-marketing-of-premium-rate-services-regulator-clarifies/ http://www.out-law.com/en/articles/2012/may/new-consent-not-always-required-for-direct-marketing-of-premium-rate-services-regulator-clarifies/ Regulatory Companies can contact consumers who have previously used premium rate services (PRS) they provide in order to promote similar new PRS to those individuals without having to gain new consent to do so, PhonepayPlus has said. Wed, 16 May 2012 10:49:00 +0100