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<p>The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sports is committed to ensuring
the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) is adequately resourced to fulfil its
current functions under the Data Protection Act 1998 and its new responsibilities
under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which includes guidance and support
to businesses. The Government has recently introduced new charging provisions in the
Digital Economy Act 2017 to ensure the ICO it is adequately resourced both during
the transitional period and once the GDPR comes into effect in May 2018. The ICO has
issued guidance for businesses on how to prepare for the GDPR. This is available at:
https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/data-protection-reform/guidance-what-to-expect-and-when/.</p>
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