Taxpayer fined £500,000 for data breach

[saaby93]

It does make you wonder what is the point of a government department fining another government department when the money comes from the taxpayer.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-59505637

[Biggy Stardust]

The point is that no individual should be held accountable for their acts or omissions.

Cue "systemic error", "procedural problem", "don't want a culture of blame" and many other phrases such that the people involved are teflon coated.

[devnull]

Cool, so basically a cost centre change.

Almost sounds like internal money laundering

[Earthdweller]

It’s always made me scratch my head

Gov Dept A takes Gov Dept B to Court for X alleged breach

Gov Dept A spends a fortune prosecuting

GoV Dept B spends a fortune defending

The Court system and legal fees cost a fortune

The full cost of A & B & C plus fine X are all met by you and me

Mad when you look at it like that

[gt_12345]

To be fair the ICO have to do this, otherwise Government departments have no incentive to protect data.

But the people involved should be sacked/disciplined.

Edited by gt_12345 on Thursday 2nd December 16:50

[Biggy Stardust]

gt_12345 said:

To be fair the ICO have to do this, otherwise Government department's have no incentive to protect data.

But the people involved should be sacked/disciplined.

Nobody is found guilty of anything, everyone gets invitations to legal firms' parties.

It's all good.

[saaby93]

Do you think there was a corridor meet - ok if you transfer £500,000 to us?

[deckster]

saaby93 said:

Do you think there was a corridor meet - ok if you transfer £500,000 to us?

I think the chances of one government department talking to another one are as close to zero as makes no odds.

[abzmike]

Probaby the the same or more has gone to consultants, lawyers and barristers.