Hazard

Reprimands · Monetary penalties · Criminal justice

Police Service of Scotland

£66,000penalty
Root cause Unlawful direct marketing Nuisance calls, spam texts or emails sent without valid consent — enforced under PECR rather than UK GDPR.

What happened

The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has fined the Police Service of Scotland £66,000 and issued a Reprimand for serious failures in the handling of sensitive personal information.

Summarised from the notice published by the ICO on 12 December 2025. Read the original notice — it is the authoritative version.