Wpp Scangroup Plc Wpp Plc Control Risks Group

Complaint upheld; enforcement notice issued; prosecution recommended. ODPC, 25 October 2024.

Record ID

ke-odpc-2024-0096

Case reference

ODPC Complaint No. 1159 of 2024

Jurisdiction

Kenya

Regulator

ODPC

Type

determination

Date decided

25 October 2024

Respondent type

private

Sector

general

Violations

lack of consent, unlawful data disclosure, failure to prevent data breach, failure to respond to erasure request, failure to notify data breach, obstruction of data commissioner, unlawful processing

Provisions cited

s.25 DPA 2019, s.26(b) DPA 2019, s.26 DPA 2019, s.28 DPA 2019, s.30(1)(b) DPA 2019, s.30(1) DPA 2019, s.42(2)(b) DPA 2019, s.42 DPA 2019, s.51(1) DPA 2019, s.51(2) DPA 2019, s.51 DPA 2019, s.51(2)(b) DPA 2019, s.56 DPA 2019, s.57 DPA 2019, s.65 DPA 2019

Outcome

complaint upheld; enforcement notice issued; prosecution recommended

Status

final

Source

Official document ↗

Record verified

12 March 2026

Summary

The ODPC upheld a complaint against Wpp Scangroup Plc Wpp Plc Control Risks Group concerning lack of consent, unlawful data disclosure, failure to prevent data breach. The determination considers s.25 DPA 2019, s.26(b) DPA 2019, s.26 DPA 2019, s.28 DPA 2019. An enforcement notice was issued against the respondent. A recommendation for prosecution was made.

CONSENT · DATA-BREACH · DISCLOSURE · GENERAL · OBSTRUCTION · RIGHT-TO-ERASURE · UNLAWFUL-PROCESSING · UPHELD

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