Fines for breaches of PECR exceeded those for UK GDPR violations, with roughly £1.6m compared to around £1.1m.

February 1, 2025

Fines for breaches of PECR exceeded those for UK GDPR violations, with roughly £1.6m compared to around £1.1m. — This cybersecurity statistic was published by URM in February 2025. The original data appears in Analysis of Fines Imposed by the Information Commissioner’s Office in 2024 . For the full methodology and detailed findings, refer to the original report.

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Fines for breaches of PECR exceeded those for UK GDPR violations, with roughly £1.6m compared to around £1.1m. This data was published by URM.

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This statistic comes from Analysis of Fines Imposed by the Information Commissioner’s Office in 2024 , published by URM on February 1, 2025. You can view the original report at https://www.urmconsulting.com/blog/analysis-of-fines-imposed-by-the-information-commissioners-office-in-2024.

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Fines for breaches of PECR exceeded those for UK GDPR violations, with roughly £1.6m compared to around £1.1m.

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In 2024, 3 public organisations were fined by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO): The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) was fined £750,000, the Ministry of Defence (MOD) was fined £350,000 (reduced from £1m), and the Central YMCA was fined £7,500.

The ICO imposed 18 monetary penalties in 2024, nearly the same as the 17 in 2023.

The average fine by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) in the UK in 2024 was £153,722, which is less than a fifth of the 2023 average of £816,471 (skewed by a large fine to TikTok).

The majority of fines by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) in 2024 were for breaches of the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR), but the proportion of fines for UK GDPR breaches rose to one sixth of the total in 2024, compared to one seventeenth in 2023.

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