Subject	Predicate	Object
76EXlFHx	a	Resource
		Answer
		Written answer
	answer has question	Wg0ukWey
	answer has answering person	Edward Vaizey
	answer text	<p>The power to issue Civil Monetary Penalties (fines) was made available to the Information Commissioner, as a result of changes to the Privacy and Electronic Communication Regulations (PECR) 2003, on 26 May 2011 and the subsequent laying of statutory guidance before both Houses in 2012. As a result, no penalties were issued before 2012 and since then, the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has issued monetary penalties as follows:</p><p><table><thead><tr><td valign="top">Financialyear<br /></td><td valign="top">Number<br /></td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td valign="top">2012-13<br /></td><td valign="top">1<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">2013-14<br /></td><td valign="top">3<br /></td></tr></tbody></table></p>
	answer given date	2013-12-12
	answer has answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
	written answer has answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Department for Culture, Media and Sport	answering body has written answer	76EXlFHx
Department for Culture, Media and Sport	answering body has answer	76EXlFHx
Wg0ukWey	question has answer	76EXlFHx
Edward Vaizey	answering person has answer	76EXlFHx