Unsolicited Marketing Communications (Company Directors) Bill

Key Points

• The ICO could pursue company directors personally for breaches of PECR 2003 related to unsolicited marketing communications by the directors' company.
• Liability would extend from the company to its directors who were responsible for the breach, not just the company itself.
• Enforcement powers would be used by the ICO to address these breaches (the exact mechanisms would be set out in the bill and related regulations).
• The bill includes connected purposes—other provisions linked to making the enforcement framework work.
• Status: currently at the 2nd reading in the Commons, with the bill in the early stages of scrutiny.

Progress

The bill is at the 2nd reading in the House of Commons. It originated in the Commons and had its first reading on 13 September 2016; it has not yet reached committee or further stages.