How much

Over 100 records.

Why

Paperwork related to credit agreements was found in a skip near the premises.

Regulator

ICO

Regulatory action

Undertaking issued to ensure that the data controller will review its security measures and implement any necessarily security and monitoring measures.

Reason for action

The documents related to transactions two years prior and had been retained beyond the period specified in the data controller’s procedures. The normal procedure for disposing such documents (sending them to a central facility for secure shredding) had not been followed.

When

25 August 2010

Links

View PDF of the DSG Retail Undertaking (Via ICO Website)

View PDF of the DSG Retail Undertaking (Breachwatch Archive)