UK data watchdog weighed transparency on chief's absence weeks before disclosure
By Patricia Figueiredo ( May 27, 2026, 15:19 GMT | Insight) -- The UK Information Commissioner's Office had internal discussions about having a “more proactive and transparent communications approach” to the absence of the privacy watchdog's chief more than one month before it acknowledged he had stepped back from his job because of a workplace investigation, internal documents show. The regulator is facing questions about its own transparency and governance practices over its disclosure of Information Commissioner John Edwards’ absence.The UK Information Commissioner's Office had internal discussions about having a “more proactive and transparent communications approach” to the absence of the privacy watchdog's chief more than one month before it acknowledged he had stepped back from his job because of a workplace investigation, internal documents show. ...
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