The ICO has published its Annual Report 2025/26, ahead of the transition from the Information Commissioner’s Office to the Information Commission.
The Report sets out:
- The results of what the ICO expects to be the last full year of the ICO. One outcome of the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (DUAA) is that the regulator will cease to be a corporation sole and will become a statutory board.
- The ICO’s purpose, strategic enduring objectives, values and causes, and reports on the progress made in relation to its enduring strategic objectives.
The performance overview reviews the ICO’s work across 2025/26., sets out the ICO’s key achievements, and examines of some of the ICO’s most impactful work.
The accountability report includes declarations about corporate governance, remuneration and staffing, parliamentary accountability and audit reporting.
The financial statements set out the ICO’s financial position, including the statement of comprehensive net expenditure, statement of financial position, statement of cash flows, statement of changes in taxpayers’ equity, and explanatory notes.