TLT and Others v The Secretary of State for the Home Department and the Home Office [2016] EWHC 2217 (QB), 24 June 2016 (“TLT”)
Background
The Data Protection Act 1998 (“DPA”) makes provision for regulation of “the processing of information relating to individuals, including the obtaining, holding, use or disclosure of such information.”
Section 13 of the DPA permits a person who suffers “damage” or “distress” by reason of any breach of his/her personal data, to take legal action to obtain compensation for failure to comply with the requirements with DPA.
In TLT (“Claimants”), the Home Office published on its website personal data (including the “name”, “date of birth”, “nationality”, “address”, “immigration case, type and status”) of the Claimants who had made an asylum application to remain in the UK.
The personal data of the Claimants was published in error for 13 days on the Home Office website. The Claimants personal data were accessed on the Home Office’s website on 27 occasions. Subsequently the Home Office notified the Claimants with an explanatory letter of apology about the erroneous disclosure on its website. Click here for more details..
Contact Details:
Nath Solicitors Limited
4/4a Bloomsbury Square
London, WC1A 2RP
Tel: 02036705540
Email: shubha@nathsolicitors.co.uk
Web: https://www.nathsolicitors.co.uk/
Background
The Data Protection Act 1998 (“DPA”) makes provision for regulation of “the processing of information relating to individuals, including the obtaining, holding, use or disclosure of such information.”
Section 13 of the DPA permits a person who suffers “damage” or “distress” by reason of any breach of his/her personal data, to take legal action to obtain compensation for failure to comply with the requirements with DPA.
In TLT (“Claimants”), the Home Office published on its website personal data (including the “name”, “date of birth”, “nationality”, “address”, “immigration case, type and status”) of the Claimants who had made an asylum application to remain in the UK.
The personal data of the Claimants was published in error for 13 days on the Home Office website. The Claimants personal data were accessed on the Home Office’s website on 27 occasions. Subsequently the Home Office notified the Claimants with an explanatory letter of apology about the erroneous disclosure on its website. Click here for more details..
Contact Details:
Nath Solicitors Limited
4/4a Bloomsbury Square
London, WC1A 2RP
Tel: 02036705540
Email: shubha@nathsolicitors.co.uk
Web: https://www.nathsolicitors.co.uk/
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