Newcastle Youth Offending Team

What

Loss of sensitive personal data.

How much

100 records.

Why

Theft of an unencrypted laptop from a home address of an employee of a hired data processor.

Regulator

ICO

Regulatory action

Undertaking issued to ensure that all data processors contracted on the data controllers behalf comply with the principles of the Act and in particular that all potable media devices are sufficiently encrypted.

Reason for action

The data controller did not have an appropriate contract in place with the data processor which stipulated the need to encrypt devices containing personal data.

When

28 October 2011.

Links

View PDF of the Newcastle Youth Offending Team Undertaking (Via ICO Website)

View PDF of the Newcastle Youth Offending Team Undertaking (Breach Watch Archive)