FOI release
Data protection breaches for last three years
Updated 16 July 2014
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| Date of incident | Brief description of incident | Information accessed | Action taken | III - Insecure disposal of inadequately protected electronic equipment, devices or paper documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27/11/2012 | A former intern at an overseas post divulged sensitive personal information about other Locally Engaged (LE) staff at a staff farewell party. She had had unsupervised access to personnel files whilst working in Corporate Services Team. | Personnel files at an overseas post | The member of staff concerned was temporary and had already left post’s employment when the unauthorised access came to light. Following the incident the post conducted a review of access to/storage of the files concerned and its policy on the recruitment and supervision of temporary staff. | Not set |