The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has formally approved the Security Systems and Alarms Inspection Board (SSAIB) as an accredited monitoring body under Article 41 of the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR).
The accreditation, granted by Deputy Commissioner of Regulatory Policy Emily Keaney in December 2025, authorises SSAIB to monitor compliance with the Association of British Investigators (ABI) UK GDPR Code of Conduct for Investigative & Litigation Support Services. The accreditation applies solely to this specific code of conduct.
Under Article 41 UK GDPR, approved codes of conduct for private or non-public authorities must designate an independent monitoring body to oversee compliance. Monitoring bodies must demonstrate appropriate expertise, independence and robust governance arrangements, and must be formally accredited by the ICO.
Building on the achievement, SSAIB is now preparing to accept its first applications from May 2026.
Commenting on the accreditation, Paul Phillips chief executive of SSAIB said: “We are extremely delighted to receive the first ICO accreditation as the monitoring body for the ABI UK GDPR Code of Conduct. We look forward to working closely with ABI and code members to uphold the highest standards of data protection and accountability within investigative and litigation support services.”
