Schedule 16, paragraph 5

A penalty notice must contain the following information— the name and address of the person to whom it is addressed; details of the notice of intent given to the person; whether the Commissioner received oral or written representations in accordance with the notice of intent; the reasons why the Commissioner proposes to impose the penalty (see sub-paragraph (2)); the reasons for the amount of the penalty, including any aggravating or mitigating factors that the Commissioner has taken into account; details of how the penalty is to be paid; details of the rights of appeal under section 162; details of the Commissioner's enforcement powers under this Schedule. The information required under sub-paragraph (1)(d) includes— a description of the circumstances of the failure, and where the notice is given in respect of a failure described in section 149(2), the nature of the personal data involved in the failure.

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Source: legislation.gov.uk · retrieved 2026-09-04