"Reputation" has always been the argument against non-compliance but it has
been proven over and over again that big organisations have enough cache to
fix any non-compliance problem. Remember BT, who weren't even on ICO's DP
register until we pointed this out to them? How did this damage their
reputation?
I think it's the small organisations that are under threat and until the
tables turn, we - the individuals who care about compliance - will remain a
small community.
Ekin
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Subject: Re: [data-protection] The Cost of Non-Compliance
>"What is the real risk of non-compliance in FOI, DPA or EIR? Has anybody
>been fined large sums of money? Has anybody lost their jobs?"
Ask your accountant what value he puts on his own and/or the
organisation's reputation and how much is a large sum.
A couple of a years ago an accountant was fined £10K with £5K costs for a
s55 offence plus named and shamed in the Commissioner’s annual report.
Bet that looked good on the professional CV.
And yes some people have lost their jobs – usually following the criminal
conviction that brought them to notice.
Don’t want to get it wrong too many times then!
regards,
Kevin Broadfoot
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