London Ambulance Service NHS Trust

What

Loss of sensitive personal data.

How much

Unknown.

Why

Theft of unencrypted laptop from a staff member’s home.

Regulator

ICO

Regulatory action

Undertaking issued to ensure that staff members are made aware sensitive personal data is not to be forwarded to personal email accounts under any circumstances.

Reason for action

Data was emailed by a staff member to a personal account and downloaded onto a personal, unencrypted, laptop.

When

07 September 2011.

Links

View PDF of the London Ambulance Service NHS Trust Undertaking (Via ICO Website)

View PDF of the London Ambulance Service NHS Trust Undertaking (Breach Watch Archive)