The source notes that "Data Controller action required, Compliance advice given to Data Controller, General advice given to the Data Controller and action plan agreed, are all outcomes that result in us explaining to organizations how to improve their information rights practice in some way. These outcomes equal 39% of the total for the year. Concerns finished with the following outcomes; order made; no order made; enforcement notice pursued; criminal investigation pursued; and undertaking served
represented 0.2% of total."
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Outcomes of data protections concerns finalized in the United Kingdom (UK) 2016/17
This statistic shows the outcomes of data concerns received by the Information Commissioner's Office in the United Kingdom (UK), undertaken during 2016/17. Most of the concerns finalized did not require any further action for the Data Controller, at **** percent.
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