Post by Denise on Jul 12, 2011 9:51:25 GMT
Police forces report hundreds of data protection breaches, privacy lobbyists report
OUT-LAW News, 11/07/2011
More than 900 police personnel were disciplined for unlawful data protection practices in the past three years, privacy campaigners have said.
Figures released by 36 police forces in England and Wales under freedom of information (FOI) requests by Big Brother Watch (BBW) stated that 904 police officers and civilian employees were disciplined for offences under the Data Protection Act in the three years up to 1 June 2011.
Under the Act organisations that are responsible for holding personal information have a number of legal obligations, including ensuring that the data is processed fairly and is secure from accidental loss, damage or destruction.
The figures also showed that 98 police officers and civilian staff left the force after management discovered their unlawful activity.
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OUT-LAW News, 11/07/2011
More than 900 police personnel were disciplined for unlawful data protection practices in the past three years, privacy campaigners have said.
Figures released by 36 police forces in England and Wales under freedom of information (FOI) requests by Big Brother Watch (BBW) stated that 904 police officers and civilian employees were disciplined for offences under the Data Protection Act in the three years up to 1 June 2011.
Under the Act organisations that are responsible for holding personal information have a number of legal obligations, including ensuring that the data is processed fairly and is secure from accidental loss, damage or destruction.
The figures also showed that 98 police officers and civilian staff left the force after management discovered their unlawful activity.
www.out-law.com/default.aspx?page=12075&lang=en-gb&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+out-law-NewsRoundUP+%28OUT-LAW+News-RoundUP%29