ICO hits Powys with record data breach fine

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Powys County Council fined £130,000 after mix-up with child protection reports

Powys County Council has been fined £130,000 by the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) – a record for a data protection breach. The data protection breach occurred when two separate reports...

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