Consolidated Fund

ICO fines Ministry of Defence for Afghan evacuation data breach

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Friday, December 29, 2023
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The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has fined the Ministry of Defence (MoD) £350,000 for disclosing personal information of people seeking relocation to the UK shortly after the Taliban took control of Afghanistan in 2021.

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The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has fined the Ministry of Defence (MoD) £350,000 for disclosing personal information of people seeking relocation to the UK shortly after the Taliban took control of Afghanistan in 2021.

Government of Canada makes available more spectrum for higher-quality telecom services for Canadians

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Wednesday, January 25, 2023
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To support these goals, the Government of Canada is committed to making more spectrum available.

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  • To support these goals, the Government of Canada is committed to making more spectrum available.
  • Today, the Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, announced that more Canadians will benefit from higher-quality telecom services as a result of the auction of residual spectrum licences that concluded on January 17.
  • "Our government recognizes that higher-quality wireless services are crucial to keeping Canadians connected and growing our economy.
  • Licences awarded in this auction include deployment requirements to ensure that providers use this spectrum to offer services to Canadians in a timely manner.

ICO and Cabinet Office reach agreement on New Year Honours data breach fine

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Sunday, November 6, 2022
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The UK Information Commissioner issued its fine to the Cabinet Office on 15 November 2021, following an investigation into the 2019 data breach, where the Cabinet Office published a file on GOV.UK containing the names and unredacted addresses of more than 1,000 people announced in the New Year Honours list.

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  • The UK Information Commissioner issued its fine to the Cabinet Office on 15 November 2021, following an investigation into the 2019 data breach, where the Cabinet Office published a file on GOV.UK containing the names and unredacted addresses of more than 1,000 people announced in the New Year Honours list.
  • The Cabinet Office appealed against the amount of the fine to the First-tier Tribunal (General Regulatory Chamber) in December 2021, alleging the level of penalty was wholly disproportionate.
  • We welcome the agreement reached with the Cabinet Office and we will continue to work with them to ensure peoples information are being looked after.
  • Notes to Editors
    - The Information Commissioners Office (ICO) upholds information rights in the public interest, promoting openness by public bodies and data privacy for individuals.

Supply and Appropriation (Anticipation and Adjustments) Act 2021

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Tuesday, March 16, 2021
Consolidated Fund, Government of the United Kingdom

A Bill to authorise the use of resources for the years ending with 31 March 2019, 31 March 2020, 31 March 2021 and 31 March 2022; to authorise the issue of sums out of the Consolidated Fund for the years ending 31 March 2020, 31 March 2021 and 31 March 2022; and to appropriate the supply authorised by this Act for the years ending with 31 March 2019, 31 March 2020 and 31 March 2021.

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A Bill to authorise the use of resources for the years ending with 31 March 2019, 31 March 2020, 31 March 2021 and 31 March 2022; to authorise the issue of sums out of the Consolidated Fund for the years ending 31 March 2020, 31 March 2021 and 31 March 2022; and to appropriate the supply authorised by this Act for the years ending with 31 March 2019, 31 March 2020 and 31 March 2021.

Supply and Appropriation (Anticipation and Adjustments) (No. 2) Bill

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Thursday, March 11, 2021
Consolidated Fund, Government of the United Kingdom

A Bill to authorise the use of resources for the years ending with 31 March 2019, 31 March 2020, 31 March 2021 and 31 March 2022; to authorise the issue of sums out of the Consolidated Fund for the years ending 31 March 2020, 31 March 2021 and 31 March 2022; and to appropriate the supply authorised by this Act for the years ending with 31 March 2019, 31 March 2020 and 31 March 2021.

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A Bill to authorise the use of resources for the years ending with 31 March 2019, 31 March 2020, 31 March 2021 and 31 March 2022; to authorise the issue of sums out of the Consolidated Fund for the years ending 31 March 2020, 31 March 2021 and 31 March 2022; and to appropriate the supply authorised by this Act for the years ending with 31 March 2019, 31 March 2020 and 31 March 2021.

Contingencies Fund Bill

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Tuesday, March 24, 2020
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In the Business Statement on 23 March 2020, Leader of the House Jacob Rees-Mogg announced that all stages of the Contingencies Fund Bill would be debated on Tuesday 24 March, and that this would provide the Government with 260 billion on account.

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  • In the Business Statement on 23 March 2020, Leader of the House Jacob Rees-Mogg announced that all stages of the Contingencies Fund Bill would be debated on Tuesday 24 March, and that this would provide the Government with 260 billion on account.
  • The Contingencies Fund exists for this purpose HM Treasury can authorise spending from the Fund when money is needed unexpectedly.
  • There are two mechanisms that control the money paid out from the Contingencies Fund.
  • The records of what has been spent from the Fund are published each year in the Contingencies Fund account.

Supply and Appropriation (Main Estimates) (No.3)

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Saturday, July 6, 2019
Consolidated Fund, Government of the United Kingdom, Appropriation, Government

A Bil to Authorise the use of resources for the year ending with 31 March 2020; to authorise both the issue of sums out of the Consolidated Fund and the application of income for that year; and to appropriate the supply authorised for that year by this Act and by the Supply and Appropriation (Anticipation and Adjustments) Act 2019.

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A Bil to Authorise the use of resources for the year ending with 31 March 2020; to authorise both the issue of sums out of the Consolidated Fund and the application of income for that year; and to appropriate the supply authorised for that year by this Act and by the Supply and Appropriation (Anticipation and Adjustments) Act 2019.

Northern Ireland Budget (Anticipation and Adjustments) (No. 2)

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Friday, March 1, 2019
Consolidated Fund, Government of the United Kingdom

To authorise the issue out of the Consolidated Fund of Northern Ireland of certain sums for the service of the years ending 31 March 2019 and 2020; to appropriate those sums for specified purposes; to authorise the use for the public service of certain resources for those years; to revise the limits on the use of certain accruing resources
in the year ending 31 March 2019; and to authorise the Department of Finance in Northern Ireland to borrow on the credit of the sum appropriated for the year ending 31 March 2020.

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  • To authorise the issue out of the Consolidated Fund of Northern Ireland of certain sums for the service of the years ending 31 March 2019 and 2020; to appropriate those sums for specified purposes; to authorise the use for the public service of certain resources for those years; to revise the limits on the use of certain accruing resources in the year ending 31 March 2019; and to authorise the Department of Finance in Northern Ireland to borrow on the credit of the sum appropriated for the year ending 31 March 2020.

Supply and Appropriation (Anticipation and Adjustments) (No. 2)

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Wednesday, February 27, 2019
Consolidated Fund, Government of the United Kingdom, United Kingdom

To authorise the use of resources for the years ending with 31 March 2018, 31 March 2019 and 31 March 2020; to authorise the issue of sums out of the Consolidated Fund for those years; and to appropriate the supply authorised by this Act for the years ending with 31 March 2018 and 31 March 2019.

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To authorise the use of resources for the years ending with 31 March 2018, 31 March 2019 and 31 March 2020; to authorise the issue of sums out of the Consolidated Fund for those years; and to appropriate the supply authorised by this Act for the years ending with 31 March 2018 and 31 March 2019.