Contact our head office:
By telephone:
ICO helpline: Our helpline is open between the hours of 9.00am and 5.00pm, Monday to Friday.
08456 30 60 60
01625 54 57 45
Fax: 01625 524510
Press and media enquiries:
Phone: 020 7025 7580
By post: The Information Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF.
By email: If your enquiry is about a new or existing notification under the Data Protection Act, please email notification@ico.gsi.gov.uk. You may find it helpful to read more about notification and the need to notify before sending your enquiry.
For any other enquiries about the legislation we are responsible for, or to submit a complaint electronically, please use our online enquiries form. You may find it helpful to read more about us or learn more about how to complain before sending your enquiry.
If your enquiry is not about the legislation we are responsible for, please email mail@ico.gsi.gov.uk.
Regional offices
In addition to our head office in Wilmslow, we also have offices in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. If you would prefer to contact one of these offices please use the following contact information.
Please do not send notification forms or fees to our regional offices. These are processed in our Wilmslow office.
Scotland
Information Commissioner's Office - Scotland , 28 Thistle Street , Edinburgh , EH2 1EN
telephone: 0131 225 6341
fax: 0131 225 6989
email: scotland@ico.gsi.gov.uk
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Wales
Information Commissioner's Office - Wales, Cambrian Buildings, Mount Stuart Square, Cardiff, CF10 5FL
telephone: 029 2044 8044
fax: 029 2044 8045
email: wales@ico.gsi.gov.uk
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Northern Ireland
Information Commissioner's Office - Northern Ireland, Room 101, Regus House, 33 Clarendon Dock, Laganside, Belfast, BT1 3BG, Northern Ireland
telephone: 028 9051 1270
fax: 028 9051 1584
email: ni@ico.gsi.gov.uk
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Points to be aware if contacting us:
1. Disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act 2000
As a public authority all written material, including emails held by us, may be considered for release under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 unless failing with a statutory exemption.
2. Security and emails
Please be aware that both inbound and outbound communication by email is not secure as messages can be intercepted.