Cabinet Office privacy advisor steps down because of lack of backing
Jerry Fishenden says Cabinet Office ministers have not been interested in the privacy group since Francis Maude's departure

Dr Jerry Fishenden
The Cabinet Office's Privacy and Consumer Advisory Group's (PCAG) chair, Jerry Fishenden, has stepped down from his role - citing a lack of backing from ministers making his role untenable. The PCAG...
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