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Published on: 18 January 2024

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Risk & Compliance weekly highlights—18 January 2024

In this issue:

  • Risk & Compliance forecast as at 16 January 2024
  • Data protection
  • AML, CTF & counter-proliferation financing
  • Cybersecurity
  • Question of the week
  • Daily and weekly news alerts
  • New and updated content

Risk & Compliance forecast as at 16 January 2024

Our latest Risk and Compliance forecast (as at 16 January 2024) is now available. This month we cover: (1) developments on the EU directive concerning corporate sustainability due diligence; (2) the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill reaching its second reading; (3) an LSB review into the circumstances preceding the SRA’s Axiom Ince intervention; and (4) a fresh ICO consultation on generative artificial intelligence (AI). See News Analysis: Risk and Compliance forecast as at 16 January 2024.

Data protection

ICO fines home improvement companies £250,000 for breaching PECR 2003

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has imposed £250,000 in fines on home improvement businesses, Poxell Ltd and Skean Homes Ltd, under section 55A of the Data Protection Act 2018, for making unlawful marketing calls...

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