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Written question asked by Lord Pickles (Conservative) on Tuesday, 17 October 2006, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 19 October 2006. It was answered by Baroness Smith of Basildon (Labour) on Tuesday, 31 October 2006 on behalf of the Department for Communities and Local Government.


Departmental Databases

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many confirmed security breaches have occurred of computer databases controlled by her Department and its predecessor in each of the last five years.
Answer

The Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) was created in May 2006. Since that date no such security breaches have been reported. Prior to this there were three instances which affected ODPM since its creation in May 2002.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
451 c277W; 95879
Session
2005-06
Subjects
Department for Communities and Local Government Hacking
Link
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