As indicated above, in some instances, the Commissioner may decide to utilise powers conferred under section 24 of the Data Protection Acts and order an inspection team comprised of authorised officers to arrive unannounced at the premises of a particular data controller or data processor. In such cases, authorised officers will carry official photo identification and a signed letter from the Commissioner on logo-headed paper. Authorised officers are then required to inform the data controller or data processor of their intention to audit the organisation immediately under the aforementioned powers designated to them in the Data Protection Acts 1988 &.
