Data security breaches can strike any type of organisation at any time. Many local authorities are now giving this area of compliance more scrutiny than in the past.

Is all publicity good publicity? Organisations that have come under the media spotlight for losing personal data might not agree.

Following the release of the Data Sharing Review, the UK's Information Commissioner Richard Thomas has continued to criticise the European Data Protection Directive (95/46/EC). He has referred to it as out of date, bureaucratic and in dire need of reform.

The Data Sharing Review, published on 11 July, potentially marks the start of a comprehensive review of data protection law and practice in the UK. If the authors have their way, it could also spark off a review of EU law.

The Information Commissioners Office (ICO) has finally published new guidance on data protection issues & TUPE transfers. Wragge & Co's legal experts tell you what you need to know.

Pre-employment verification checks are on the increase. Action Against Business Crime (AABC) has launched a new service for retailers to help them carry out these checks.

The retail applications for Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) – ranging from general inventory management and improving customer service to the development of item level remote tracking - has the potential to revolutionise the shopping experience.

It has been a challenging year in the world of freedom of information, with failed attempts to exempt MPs from its ambit and revise the fees regulations. The Act is here to stay and it looks like it is about to dig even deeper.