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18 November 2014

Data breaches ‘should lead to jail time’

Leading privacy watchdog Big Brother Watch has called for tougher penalties for breaches of the Data Protection Act, arguing that
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Information Commissioner's Office
28 March 2013

ICO wants compulsory audits of NHS

The government is looking to make the NHS subject to compulsory data protection audits by the Information Commissioner’s Office.
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Information Commissioner's Office
6 June 2012

Brighton and Sussex to appeal data fine

Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust has said it “simply cannot afford to pay” a £325,000 fine handed down
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22 May 2012

ICO fines second trust but faces appeal

The second NHS organisation to be fined by the Information Commissioner’s Office for breaching the Data Protection Act has said
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Information Commissioner's Office
13 April 2012

South London has four data ‘near misses’

Employees at South London Healthcare NHS Trust have breached the Data Protection Act four times in the past year, once
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11 January 2012

Brighton faces fine for drives on eBay

A Brighton trust may become the first NHS body to be fined by the ICO after a contractor that it
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3 May 2011

Scotland gets FairWarning of breaches

Northgate Managed Services has won contract to roll-out its FairWarning privacy surveillance system across Scotland.
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25 January 2010

Southampton rapped by ICO

Southampton University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has become the latest NHS organisation to be rapped for breaching the Data Protection Act. Chief
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16 November 2009

Hundreds of records breached in Hull

More than 350 patients in Hull have had their electronic medical records accessed by a member of NHS Hull’s staff who
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13 November 2009

ICO could fine trusts up to £500k

The Ministry of Justice has launched a consultation into whether the Information Commissioner’s Office should be able to penalise organisations
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