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Data sharing standard 2b - Data Protection Act Registration

This standard is part of a series of guidance documents to support the various stages of a DARS application.

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Standard description - data protection fee

From 25 May 2018, the Data Protection (Charges and Information) Regulations 2018 requires every organisation or sole trader who process personal information to pay a data protection fee to the Information commissioner's Office (ICO), unless they are exempt.

The information provided to the ICO is published on a register of controllers.

Any Data Controller(s) must have registered with the ICO and paid the appropriate fee by 25 May 2018 or, where applicable, upon expiry of their current registration under the 1998 Act.

All controllers and processors must provide their ICO registration details as part of their application unless they are exempt.

Last edited: 12 May 2025 12:12 pm