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| New Year Honours: 1,000 addresses published in error | New Year Honours: 1,000 addresses published in error |
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| A list of more than 1,000 addresses of New Years Honours recipients, including those of senior police officers and politicians, has been accidentally published by the government. | A list of more than 1,000 addresses of New Years Honours recipients, including those of senior police officers and politicians, has been accidentally published by the government. |
| The file was uploaded to the official website, but has since been removed. | The file was uploaded to the official website, but has since been removed. |
| The Cabinet Office told the BBC: "We apologise to all those affected and are looking into how this happened." | The Cabinet Office told the BBC: "We apologise to all those affected and are looking into how this happened." |
| Among the addresses are those of Sir Elton John and former director of public prosecutions Alison Saunders. | Among the addresses are those of Sir Elton John and former director of public prosecutions Alison Saunders. |
| Also on the list of 1,097 honours recipients are high-profile names like cricketer Ben Stokes, former Conservative Party leader Iain Duncan Smith, TV cook Nadiya Hussain, and former Ofcom boss Sharon White. | |
| A government spokesman said: "A version of the New Year Honours 2020 list was published in error which contained recipients' addresses," he said. | |
| "The information was removed as soon as possible. | "The information was removed as soon as possible. |
| "We have reported the matter to the ICO and are contacting all those affected directly." | "We have reported the matter to the ICO and are contacting all those affected directly." |
| 'Sensitive names' | |
| Simon Winch, a sustainability professional from London, was among those who were able to access the sensitive information. | |
| He told the BBC: "I clicked on the link on the gov.uk website at around 11pm on Friday and the spreadsheet opened up. | |
| "At first I thought everyone on the list had given their permission to publish their personal addresses. But then I saw that some quite sensitive names were on there." | |
| Another source told the BBC they accessed the file just after midnight on Saturday but were unable to do so by 05:00 GMT. | |
| The Cabinet Office said the document was visible for around an hour. | The Cabinet Office said the document was visible for around an hour. |
| Most of the entries in the spreadsheet include full addresses - including house numbers and postcodes. | |
| The addresses of six people honoured for their services to defence are not listed but other potentially sensitive addresses - such as those of some police officers - are. | The addresses of six people honoured for their services to defence are not listed but other potentially sensitive addresses - such as those of some police officers - are. |
| A separate list, that does not appear to be involved in the breach, covers gallantry awards for police, ambulance and fire staff and military personnel. |