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Over 600 HMRC staff disciplined for data infractions
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May 01, 08
Summary: HM Revenue & Customs has had to discipline over 600 staff since 2005 over data-protection incidents, according to Treasury financial secretary Jane Kennedy. Kennedy revealed on Wednesday in a written answer to parliamentary questions that 238 staff were disciplined at HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) in 2005, dropping to 180 in 2006 and 192 in 2007. The figures were revealed in answer to a written ...

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