The local government sector has already received penalties totalling over £2m in the last three years following serious failings in the way they are looking after people’s data.
The total value of these penalties is higher than for any other sector, with councils stuck in an apparent cycle of all too common mistakes. All of these breaches could have been prevented if councils had looked after people’s information correctly by complying with the Data Protection Act. So writes an Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) manager – read her full article on the ICO website.
