LONDON — The head of the U.K.’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has voluntarily stepped aside from official duties pending an HR investigation. In a LinkedIn post on Saturday, Information Commissioner John Edwards wrote: “I wanted to let you know that for the last few weeks I have voluntarily stepped aside from my duties at the ICO while an independent investigation into HR matters is undertaken.”“I am fully cooperating and engaged with the investigation and will report progress in due course,” Edwards said. A spokesperson for the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology said: “It is right there is an independent workplace investigation and that the Information Commissioner has stepped back from his duties so the proper process can be followed.