National Crime Agency data breach compensation

You could be eligible to pursue a National Crime Agency data breach claim if you have been affected by an incident of this nature, and we may be able to represent you on a No Win, No Fee basis for a case.

Your Lawyers, as Leading Data Breach Compensation Experts, fight for the rights of thousands of people engaged in both individual and group and multi-party action claims. No one is above the law, and we can pursue damages for anyone affected by a data breach incident. You can talk to our team for help here now.

Claim compensation for a National Crime Agency data breach

It is absolutely essential that the NCA treats data protection seriously given the nature of the information that they store and process. If they fail to do so, and they are in breach of the GDPR, a victim whose information has been misused or exposed could be entitled to pursue a National Crime Agency data breach case.

If the breach is one that we consider was preventable and should not have happened in the first place, we may be able to represent the victim of an incident on a No Win, No Fee basis. This way of working shows our confidence that we believe that we can succeed with the case, and can also protect our client in the event of a lost claim.

When you pursue a GDPR compensation claim, it is about seeking to recover damages for any distress caused by the loss of control of your personal information. When it comes to an NCA breach, the information involved could be particularly sensitive, so the distress suffered could be substantial. The best place to start to find out if you could be eligible to pursue a case is to contact our friendly team for expert help here now.

Recent ICO Audit

The UK’s data watchdog, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), recently published an audit report into National Crime Agency data protection matters. The overview of the audit summary, in our opinion, looks quite concerning.

In respect of records management, the ICO put an assurance rating of only “reasonable“. Worse still, in respect of training and awareness, the ICO’s assurance rating was “limited”. By definition, this means as follows:

Records Management (Reasonable): There is a reasonable level of assurance that processes and procedures are in place and are delivering data protection compliance. The audit has identified some scope for improvement in existing arrangements to reduce the risk of non-compliance with data protection legislation.

Training and Awareness (Limited): There is a limited level of assurance that processes and procedures are in place and are delivering data protection compliance. The audit has identified considerable scope for improvement in existing arrangements to reduce the risk of non-compliance with data protection legislation.

Source: ICO.

As we have already gone into detail above, it is important that National Crime Agency data protection is seen as an absolute priority to protect the nature of the sensitive information involved. This is why the ICO audit summary appears to be quite concerning, given that the two areas looked at were only classed as reasonable and limited in the summary report.

Impact of a police computer data breach

Similarly, the impact of a police computer data breach could be substantial given the nature of the information that is involved, and these kinds of incidents do happen quite a lot. We have represented many clients for incidents involving police employees misusing their right of access to information, or where data has been leaked. As such, we know first-hand how distressing this kind of event can be.

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