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Since the appointment of Richard Thomas as Commissioner, the OIC has been particularly noted for raising serious concerns over the Government's proposed and Franco's Spain . DATA PROTECTION ACT The United Kingdom as a member of the European Union is subject to a strict regime of Data Protection . The Data Protection Act 1984 created the post of Data Protection Registrar with whom people processing personal data had to register. Under the provisions of EC Directive 95/46 (introduced in the UK as the Data Protection Act 1998 , rather than as an SI under the European Communities Act 1972 or the Single European Act 1986 ) the name of the post was changed to the ''Data Protection Commissioner''. You can search the register of data controllers at the website of the IC , which also gives links to his counterparts around Europe . FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT Under the Freedom Of Information Act 2000 the Commissioner's role was expanded to include Freedom Of Information and the job title was changed to Information Commissioner ('IC'). LIST OF INFORMATION COMMISSIONERS SIMILAR ROLES IN EUROPE The role of the IC is mirrored throughout the countries of the European Union and EEA who have equivalent officials created under their versions of Directive 95/46. SEE ALSO EXTERNAL LINKS
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