Hazard

Enforcement notices · Local government

Shropshire Council

No fineEnforcement notices
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 issued an enforcement notice to Shropshire Council for its poor handling of requests made under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) 2000.

Summarised from the notice published by the ICO on 9 May 2023. Read the original notice — it is the authoritative version.