Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to page 66 of the Ministry of Justice Annual Report and Accounts 2022-23, published on 28 November 2023, for what reason was there a Disclosure of a spreadsheet containing offender data, by email, in error on 27 January 2023; and if he will make a statement.
An individual inadvertently forwarded an email to their personal account, which included a spreadsheet containing personal information belonging to others. Once the individual was made aware, they deleted the information immediately and apologised. In line with our regulatory obligations, this incident was reported to the Information Commissioner’s Office. Upon completion of their investigation, the ICO concluded no enforcement action was necessary and the investigation was closed.
The MoJ’s Data Protection Team conducted an audit of the incident. A report was produced and the lessons learned have been shared across MoJ.