Privacy and digital · 2026-04-29
ICO storage and access guidance updated.
The ICO finalised guidance on storage and access technologies, including consent and exemptions.
What changed
Put the event in context.
The ICO finalised guidance on storage and access technologies, including consent and exemptions.
This entry records the published event and what it may prompt an organisation to examine. Publication of a plan, strategy or proposal is different from an operative legal requirement or an available funding scheme.
Implementation questions
Turn history into a decision.
Inventory cookies and similar technologies actually used; classify purpose, duration and access before writing a notice or consent interface.
Bring the current owner, a dated process or decision record, the applicable requirement and a measure of the outcome. Compare the record with the primary source before committing resources.
This is a selected desk review. It does not establish applicability to a particular organisation, the present legal position, or the outcome of a later policy change.
Questions for a review meeting
Use the event to test a real decision.
- What storage or access technologies does the live site actually load?
- Which are strictly necessary, and why?
- Does any optional technology remain off until a valid choice is made?
Keep a note of the source date, your decision, the owner and the point at which you will check again.
Source and review
Check the original publication.
Event date: 2026-04-29. BC Aligned archive review: 2026-09-25. Follow later official updates before relying on the position today.