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ICO fines Police Scotland over data-sharing debacle in gross misconduct case

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Feed Name: The Register (Security)

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Date Published: 2026-03-11

Date Updated: 2026-04-26

Author: Connor Jones

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The ICO fined Police Scotland £66,000 for unlawfully extracting and disclosing an alleged victim's mobile phone data — including highly sensitive special-category information — during internal misconduct proceedings; the force also failed to report the breach within the required 72-hour window and has since taken steps to revise processes and training.

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