( May 18, 2026, 18:00 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: The UK privacy regulator told lawmakers in an April 28 letter that Information Commissioner John Edwards remains formally in post despite having stepped back from duties during an HR investigation. In the letter, published by the House of Commons’ Science, Innovation and Technology Committee, the ICO's chief executive, Paul Arnold, said Edwards has agreed to avoid contact with staff, not enter ICO offices and not represent the regulator publicly. Arnold added that the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology was informed “from the outset.”Letter attached. ...
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