- The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has ordered the Metropolitan Police to review its data protection policies, citing “weak” and “serious shortcomings” in their practices.
- This directive follows two significant data breaches, including one where a female stalking victim’s address and phone number were sent to the defendant, forcing her to move house.
- In another incident, related to the alleged Westminster “honeytrap” case, the Met failed to blind-copy recipients in an email, inadvertently revealing the identities of 18 people linked to Parliament.
- The ICO noted that the officer responsible for the email in the “honeytrap” case had not completed data protection training for over four years, highlighting systemic issues within the force.
- The ICO has issued a reprimand and an enforcement notice, stating that these incidents were “foreseeable and preventable” and demanding improved training, monitoring, and enforcement of data protection policies.
IN FULL
Met Police ‘sent address and number of female stalking victim to defendant’
