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Justice Ministry Sues ICO Over Conviction Data; AG Resigns

7/21/2026

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The Ministry of Justice, led by David Lammy (Justice Secretary), is suing the ICO to overturn a June 2026 ruling ordering conviction data published.
The ICO said the Ministry had not shown the dataset would identify individuals or be overly costly.
Lord Hermer KC (Attorney General) resigned after criticism he favoured international law, issued legal-risk guidelines that hampered policy, and apologized for comparing ECHR critics to Nazi jurist Carl Schmitt.

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The Ministry of Justice, led by David Lammy (Justice Secretary), is suing the ICO to overturn a June 2026 ruling ordering conviction data published.
The ICO said the Ministry had not shown the dataset would identify individuals or be overly costly.
Lord Hermer KC (Attorney General) resigned after criticism he favoured international law, issued legal-risk guidelines that hampered policy, and apologized for comparing ECHR critics to Nazi jurist Carl Schmitt.