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Written question asked by Stephen Phillips (Conservative) on Wednesday, 20 January 2016, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 22 January 2016. It was answered by David Lidington (Conservative) on Thursday, 28 January 2016 on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Data Protection

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, on how many occasions his Department has been notified by external consultants or other third parties of breaches by employees or subcontractors of those consultants of document retention or security policies relating to confidential or secure materials in each of the last two years.

Answer

Our records show 57 breaches by commercial third party suppliers in handling secure materials for the years in question. This is broken down by year as follows:

2014/15 - 47

2015/16 - 10

The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) has rigorous formal procedures for reporting, investigating and monitoring any incidents involving the loss or compromise of sensitive data for which it is responsible. Our policies and procedures are designed to ensure that we are compliant with the Data Protection Act 1998 and HMG’s Security Policy Framework. Responsibility for this compliance is shared with Suppliers through appropriate contract terms and conditions.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
23481
Session
2015-16
Related items
Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Data Protection
Friday, 5 February 2016
Written questions
House of Commons
Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Data Protection
Friday, 5 February 2016
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects
Data protection Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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