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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Technology
Robert Booth UK technology editor

Government faces questions after review of 11 major UK data breaches

Chi Onwurah
Chi Onwurah said the government still has questions to answer after only 12 of 14 recommendations were fulfilled. Photograph: House of Commons

The government is facing calls to explain why it has yet to implement all the recommendations from a 2023 review into a spate of serious public sector data breaches, including the exposure of Afghans who worked with British military, victims of child sexual abuse and 6,000 disability claimants.

On Thursday ministers finally published the information security review, which was triggered by the 2023 leak of personal data of about 10,000 serving officers in the Police Service of Northern Ireland.

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