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What is ICO Data Breach Notification?

Under UK GDPR, organisations must notify the Information Commissioner of a personal data breach within 72 hours of becoming aware, unless the breach is unlikely to pose a risk to data subjects. Where risk is high, affected individuals must also be told without undue delay. The ICO maintains an online breach-reporting form. Failure to notify is itself an infringement.

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Yolist. (2026). What Is ICO Data Breach Notification? Yolist UK Business & Trade Glossary. Retrieved June 9, 2026, from https://yolist.uk/glossary/ico-data-breach-notification

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