I don't think that the source of the ICO's funding is particularly relevant. The office is subordinate to the government, and the role of Information Commissio

I don't think that the source of the ICO's funding is particularly relevant. The office is subordinate to the government, and the role of Information Commissioner is one that is appointed by the Crown, which in practice means the executive (i.e. senior figures from Vote Leave). It just so happens that the current Information Commissioner was appointed in July 2016, just one month after the June 2016 EU referendum. Perhaps pointing out that strange coincidence is a cheap-shot too.