Michael Murray

Head of Regulatory Strategy, ICO

Michael Murray is Head of Regulatory Policy at the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), the United Kingdom’s data protection regulator. In this role, Michael leads on policy development related to the Children’s code (formally known as the Age appropriate design code) and on children’s privacy engagement with regulators and civil society organisations in the UK and internationally. His team also leads on the development of age assurance policy at the ICO. Michael is a member of Unicef’s Expert Advisory Group on the Best Interest of the Child, and is Chair of the International Age Assurance Working Group.

Michael has extensive experience in the non-profit and government sectors working in senior roles in the legal advice, charity and grants sectors prior to joining the ICO.