22nd October 2014
Kent County Council (KCC) has been named in a report as the worst-offending local authority in the UK for loss of private data. KCC took joint first place with Buckinghamshire in the list compiled by Big Brother Watch, with 72 incidents reported between 2008 and 2011. In one incident, an outreach worker lost a memory…
22nd October 2014
A hospital is facing a fine of £375,000 after computer hard drives containing confidential information were stolen. The hard drives, containing information on tens of thousands of patients, were taken from Brighton General Hospital in September 2010. The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has sent a notice to the Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust…
22nd October 2014
Private data has been lost by or stolen from UK local councils more than 1,000 times since 2008, a report says. The data included details relating to children and vulnerable people in care, campaign group Big Brother Watch said. Some 132 authorities said they had had a total of 1,035 cases of data loss or…
22nd October 2014
Elisabeth Beresford at her home on Alderney, in the Channel Islands, in 1998, with Great Uncle Bulgaria, one of the most popular Wombles characters. Photograph: Nick Skinner/Daily Mail/Rex Features Elisabeth Beresford, who has died aged 84, enjoyed her greatest success with the creation of the Wombles. The family motto of the colourful underground creatures –…
22nd October 2014
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has found Healthcare Locums Plc (HCL), a specialist healthcare recruitment agency, in breach of the Data Protection Act (DPA) after the loss of personal data relating to doctors employed by the organisation. The ICO was first informed of the breach when HCL confirmed that a hard drive containing doctors’ security…
22nd October 2014
Commenting on news today that former Friends of the Earth campaigner Bryony Worthington has been made a Labour peer, Friends of the Earth’s Policy and Campaigns Director, Craig Bennett said: “We’re delighted that Bryony has been made a peer. “Bryony was one of the key architects of a Friends of the Earth’s campaign that led…
22nd October 2014
Two illegal waste carriers have been caught transporting rubbish following two joint investigations between the Environment Agency, Avon and Somerset and Dorset police. On June 8, 2010, officers from Avon and Somerset were called to Stockwood Green Primary School following reports that men were removing scrap metal from a skip within the school grounds without…
22nd October 2014
Concept’s Workforce Celebrates Halloween. Concept Management’s workforce celebrated Hallows Eve in style. There was a fancy dress-themed party held by all the staff and it went on well into the early hours. John Gilbertson organised the party for staff and significant others. John said it was a thank you to all the staff for all…
22nd September 2014
David Collier, Operations Manager of Concept Management Consulting Limited traded Safety Shoes and High Viz Jackets for Running Shoes and Vest to complete Lancaster’s Half Marathon. David completed the 13 miles around Lancaster’s Lune location in a very credible 1 hour 45 minutes. David had been in training for the last eight weeks and abstaining…