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UK privacy regulator sees second senior exit with Almond departing in September

By Patricia Figueiredo ( July 17, 2025, 15:29 GMT | Insight) -- The UK privacy regulator is set to lose a second senior executive this year, with Stephen Almond due to leave the Information Commissioner’s Office in September. His departure follows that of Deputy Commissioner Stephen Bonner, whose exit takes effect today. The ICO’s annual report had not indicated further board changes beyond Bonner's move. The exits come as the regulator prepares for more structural reforms planned under the Data (Use and Access) Act.The UK data privacy regulator is losing a second senior executive this year, with Stephen Almond set to leave the Information Commissioner’s Office in September....

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