HMRC: changes to Data Protection Act sanctions planned

The Government has announced that, in light of the HMRC data loss, there will be new tougher sanctions under the Data Protection Act 1998 for the most serious breaches of its principles.

Making a statement on the progress of the Poynter Review, which is investigating security processes and procedures for data handling, Chancellor Alistair Darling said that priority has been given to the immediate steps that HMRC must take to protect data security, and that measures have already been put in p... (200 more words)

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