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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Andrew Gregory Health editor

Kate: watchdog investigating if hospital delayed data breach report

Kate, Princess of Wales
Catherine, Princess of Wales was a patient at the London Clinic for 13 nights in January. Photograph: Kin Cheung/AP

The privacy watchdog is investigating whether the London Clinic delayed notifying it about claims staff attempted to access the Princess of Wales’s private medical records, the Guardian has learned.

Official guidance from the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) is that personal data breaches must be reported within 72 hours from the time of discovery if a risk is posed to an individual’s rights and freedoms.

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