Written question asked by Martin Wrigley (Liberal Democrat) on Friday, 28 August 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 2 September 2026. It was answered by Stephanie Peacock (Labour) on Tuesday, 8 September 2026 on behalf of the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport.
Data Protection
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what information her Department holds on the number of serious data breaches involving special category information since July 2024.
- Answer
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Under the UK General Data Protection Regulation and the Data Protection Act 2018, personal data breaches which pose a risk to individuals must be reported to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), the independent data protection regulator.
The ICO publishes information on personal data breaches reported to it through its Data Security Incident Trends dashboard: https://ico.org.uk/action-weve-taken/complaints-and-concerns-data-sets/data-security-incident-trends/ . The Government does not hold information on the number of data breaches centrally.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 23554
- Session
- 2026-27
- Subjects
- Data protection
- Contains statistics
- Yes
- Link
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- 2026-09-08 16:37:41 +0100
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