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Leicester council sent care children list to taxi firms | |
(about 5 hours later) | |
Details of "hundreds, potentially thousands" of vulnerable people, including children, have been emailed to taxi firms by a council. | Details of "hundreds, potentially thousands" of vulnerable people, including children, have been emailed to taxi firms by a council. |
Leicester City Council accidentally sent the spreadsheet to 27 companies while getting tenders to transport people in care or with special needs. | Leicester City Council accidentally sent the spreadsheet to 27 companies while getting tenders to transport people in care or with special needs. |
Councillor Ross Grant said the news made him feel "sick in my stomach". | Councillor Ross Grant said the news made him feel "sick in my stomach". |
The authority said it took data protection "very seriously" and had launched an investigation. | The authority said it took data protection "very seriously" and had launched an investigation. |
The original email was sent on Tuesday morning, and a recall email was sent just over 24 hours later. | The original email was sent on Tuesday morning, and a recall email was sent just over 24 hours later. |
The recall said: "[The original] email had a large file attached to it called 'Taxi Tender Live v 3' that contains passenger information and was sent in error to your company. | The recall said: "[The original] email had a large file attached to it called 'Taxi Tender Live v 3' that contains passenger information and was sent in error to your company. |
"Please delete this email. Please then delete the email from your "Deleted items" folder. Please do not try to open or read it." | "Please delete this email. Please then delete the email from your "Deleted items" folder. Please do not try to open or read it." |
It then stated disclosing any information from the email was a breach of the Data Protection Act. | It then stated disclosing any information from the email was a breach of the Data Protection Act. |
Mr Grant said he felt "sick in my stomach" that "hundreds, potentially thousands" of people could be involved. | Mr Grant said he felt "sick in my stomach" that "hundreds, potentially thousands" of people could be involved. |
"We are talking children the court has taken action to protect from someone who would put them at risk and the council is potentially the organisation leaking their address," he added. | "We are talking children the court has taken action to protect from someone who would put them at risk and the council is potentially the organisation leaking their address," he added. |
"There is no guarantee this has not been copied and spread, we cannot put the genie back in the bottle. | "There is no guarantee this has not been copied and spread, we cannot put the genie back in the bottle. |
"I am not happy at all, I have had no answers to my questions from the council and if I don't get some I will be taking it to a higher level." | "I am not happy at all, I have had no answers to my questions from the council and if I don't get some I will be taking it to a higher level." |
A spokesperson for Labour-controlled Leicester City Council said: "Information would normally be shared with taxi companies on a much more limited basis. | A spokesperson for Labour-controlled Leicester City Council said: "Information would normally be shared with taxi companies on a much more limited basis. |
"We take data protection and confidentiality very seriously and took immediate action, contacting all of the firms and asking them to delete the information. | "We take data protection and confidentiality very seriously and took immediate action, contacting all of the firms and asking them to delete the information. |
"We are investigating and will report this incident to the Information Commissioner's Office." | "We are investigating and will report this incident to the Information Commissioner's Office." |
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