Enforcement notices · Criminal justice
Metropolitan Police Service
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Root cause
Other or unclassified
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What happened
The Information Commission has issued a combined Reprimand and Enforcement Notice to the Metropolitan Police Service following findings of infringement of sections 35(1), 40 and 64(1) of the Data Protection Act 2018 relating to the unauthorised use of a third-party platforms to share personal information relating to individuals suspected of shoplifting offences.
Summarised from the notice published by the ICO on 23 September 2026. Read the original notice — it is the authoritative version.