Liverpool Council will face no action from the Information Commissioner following a data breach surrounding the council tax energy rebate scheme.
It was revealed earlier this month that the local authority sent out thousands of letters to homes across the city relating to the scheme who do not pay by direct debit, inviting them to apply for the pay back. It was only after they were issued council officials realised that the wrong names had been placed on the letters.
A spokesperson for the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) confirmed to the ECHO it had received a referral from the local authority as Liverpool Council sought to investigate the matter “in accordance with our data breach protocols”. The ICO spokesperson said it had now closed the case into the mix up at the Cunard Building.
