Alzheimer's Society found in breach of Data Protection Act
16/02/2010
The Alzheimer's Society has breached the Data Protection Act, the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has found.
During 2009, the Alzheimer's Society reported three separate data breaches to the ICO and it has now signed a formal undertaking to improve its information security procedures.
Several unencrypted laptops, which were neither physically secured by cable locks nor locked away securely, were stolen during a burglary at the charity's office in Cardiff last August.
One of the laptops contained personal details, including the names, addresses, national insurance numbers and salary details of approximately 1,000 staff across England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Describing the incident as "unacceptable", the ICO's head of investigations Sally-anne Poole said: "It is vital that all organisations ensure personal information is handled securely and that appropriate staff have adequate training in this area."
Meanwhile, the Association of Teachers and Lecturers has agreed to improve its information security procedures after the ICO found it in breach of the Data Protection Act following the loss of a laptop and memory stick containing personal details of more than 6,000 union members.
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