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Businesses are now able to quickly and easily identify people and entities to have been sanctioned under the Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018. The UK Sanctions List can now be searched online, supporting companies with their process for conducting due diligence.

A public consultation has been opened to gather views on proposed increases to the ICO data protection fee. Under the current proposal, a 37% increase will be applied across each of the existing three tiers.

By law, under the Data Protection (Charges and Information) Regulations 2018, organisations that handle personal information electronically, such as people’s names and addresses, must register with the ICO and pay the annual data protection fee, unless they qualify for an exemption. The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) is the UK regulator for data protection.

The BVRLA inspection partners will shortly be contacting members to book their slots for 2024.

Developed with support from the BVRLA Rental Working Group, the BVRLA’s new Rental Fundamentals e-Learning Package enables learners to keep up to date with core day-to-day challenges faced by colleagues.

Members needing to stay on top of key rental processes such as customer qualification, data protection and Rental Vehicle Security Scheme (RVSS), can access a new e-learning package from January.

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has published video guides with data protection advice for small organisations.

There have recently been reports of the file transfer application, MOVEit, becoming vulnerable to cyber attacks that could have led to personal data being exposed.

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has recently launched a series of two-minute video guides about data protection and direct marketing, aimed at small business and sole traders.

The BVRLA has updated its privacy policy, which can be accessed via the association’s website.

As the Winter Olympics drew to a close, there was one gold in the bag for the BVRLA, when it received official notification from IASME Governance that the association has achieved the IASME Gold certification. 

John Edwards has joined the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) as its new Information Commissioner. In his first 100 days, John is reaching out to a range of key stakeholders to hear different views on data protection.