North Lanarkshire Council taken to task for breaching DPA

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ICO said council provided inadequate guidance to its workers

The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has confirmed that North Lanarkshire Council breached the Data Protection Act after sensitive information was stolen from a home support worker's bag. The...

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