A monetary penalty has been served to Plymouth City Council for a serious breach of the seventh data protection principle. A social worker sent part of a report relating to family A, to family B due to printing issues. The photocopied report contained confidential and highly sensitive personal data relating to the two parents and their four children, including of allegations of child neglect in on-going care proceedings.
[2012] UKICO 2012-4
Bailii
England and Wales
Information
Updated: 18 December 2021; Ref: scu.530036