Over 1,000 DWP staff taken to task for benefits record snooping
FOI request reveals computer misuse at Department for Work and Pensions
More than 1,000 employees at the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) have been taken to task for looking at sensitive benefits information, raising privacy concerns inside the largest government department....
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