It emerged at the weekend that the UK's Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) is planning to launch a legal clampdown on accountants and lawyers who breach the terms of the Data Protection Act.
According to ICO figures, around 10,000 of the country's accounting firms have failed to register with the Office the fact that they hold confidential client data on their computer systems, in addition to around 3,000 solicitors. The majority of these are thought to be firms with less than 50 employees.
The ICO is likely to be in a sound legal position to attempt the crackdown, as it was victorious in a test case brought earlier this year.
Speaking to the Observer on Saturday, an ICO spokesman explained that:
"Failure to notify us once a year is an offence, but we'll try to make it as easy as possible for firms who are late in doing so. But if there is no notification at all, we will enforce the law."
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