Government names John Edwards as preferred pick to lead ICO
The government has named John Edwards, currently New Zealand’s privacy commissioner, as its choice to succeed Elizabeth Denham as the next information commissioner and revealed plans to consult on reforms to the UK’s data regime.
Denham is due to step down from leading the Information Commissioner’s Office on 31 October having held the role since July 2016.
Edwards has been in his current post since February 2014 before which
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