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.