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Police Scotland Fined £66K for Data Mismanagement Breach

3/11/2026

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The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) fined Police Scotland £66,000 for mishandling data from a crime victim's mobile phone.
The ICO found Police Scotland extracted the phone's contents without safeguards.
The breach included special category data shared with a third party during a misconduct hearing.
Police Scotland failed to report breach within 72 hours.
The deputy chief constable acknowledged the failures and said measures are in place to improve data handling.

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The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) fined Police Scotland £66,000 for mishandling data from a crime victim's mobile phone.
The ICO found Police Scotland extracted the phone's contents without safeguards.
The breach included special category data shared with a third party during a misconduct hearing.
Police Scotland failed to report breach within 72 hours.
The deputy chief constable acknowledged the failures and said measures are in place to improve data handling.