Met police face enforcement order over data request handling

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Under UK and EU law, requests must be answered within 30 days - but some are more than three months old
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Under UK and EU law, requests must be answered within 30 days - but some are more than three months old

The ICO has given Met officials until September to implement appropriate measures

The Information Commissioner's Office has slapped the Metropolitan Police with two enforcement orders over its handling of data requests. After launching an investigation, the ICO discovered a backlog...

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