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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Robert Booth UK technology editor

EXPLAINED: Uk information commissioner steps back amid workplace investigation | Rare Historical Photos

John Edwards, the information commissioner
John Edwards. The report will make recommendations for the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology to ‘decide next steps’. Photograph: Christopher Thomond/The Guardian

The UK’s information commissioner has stepped back from his job after the data protection regulator launched an independent workplace investigation into unspecified “HR matters”.

John Edwards, the national watchdog for information rights, data privacy and transparency among public bodies, said he was cooperating with the investigation in a post on his LinkedIn account.

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