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FOI/202500447996 · FOI · unclear

Data Protection breach statistics: FOI release

Published
2025-01-28
Received
2025-01-03
Responded
2025-01-17
Directorate
Digital Directorate
Topic
Public sector
Exemptions
25(1)

Information requested

The number of data breaches in the last 5 years, with a breakdown of each year.

Response

Most of the information you have requested is available from a previous Freedom of Information response, available here: Breakdown of Data Protection breach statistics: FOI release - gov.scot. Under section 25(1) of FOISA, we do not have to give you information which is already reasonably accessible to you.

Since that response was received, 26 September 2024, to the date of your request, there have been 42 data breaches.

About FOI

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Contact Please quote the FOI reference Central Correspondence Unit Email: contactus@gov.scot Phone: 0300 244 4000 The Scottish Government St Andrew's House Regent Road Edinburgh EH1 3DG

Detected exemption language

Under section 25(1) of FOISA, we do not have to give you information which is already reasonably accessible to you.

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