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Information Commissioner's Office: Operating Costs

Asked by Mr Peter BedfordConservativeDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled Answered 8 July 2026UIN 14688

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what the total running costs of the office of the Information Commissioner was for the last full year in which data is available.

Answered by Ian Murray

The total running costs of the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) are set out in its Annual Reports, which are available on ICO’s website: https://ico.org.uk/about-the-ico/our-information/annual-reports/.

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