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Updated 2026-05-22
Data breach 72-hour ICO notification deadline
Article 33 UK GDPR requires controller notification to ICO within 72 hours of awareness.
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You're a data controller (or DPO) and want to confirm the ICO notification deadline for a personal data breach.
Data breach 72-hour notification deadline
The 72-hour clock starts when the controller becomes aware โ not when the breach happened.