Forty per cent of London councils have not tested disaster recovery plans despite their key role in looming general election

Sooraj Shah
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Freedom of Information request made by Databarracks finds that despite councils having back-up solutions, they haven't been tested

Two-fifths of London councils have not tested their disaster recovery plans in the past 12 months, despite the fact that they will soon be handling vital electoral data in just a few hours' time. ...

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