The Conservative Party
£10K($14K USD)final
Date Issued
2021-06-01
Regulation
Authority
UK ICO
Country
United Kingdom
Violation Type
marketing
Currency
GBP
Violation Summary
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has fined the Conservative Party £10,000 for sending 51 marketing emails to people who did not want to receive them. It follows an ICO investigation relating to emails sent from the Conservative Party in the name of Rt Hon Boris Johnson MP during the eight days in July 2019 after he was elected Prime Minister. The emails were addressed to the people they were sent to by name and promoted the party’s political priorities, with the last sentence including a link directing them to a website for joining the Conservative Party.