ITV reports:
Rotherham Council covered up the loss of personal data on computers which contained information about the victims of child sexual exploitation (CSE) when 21 laptops were stolen, according to the Casey Report.
Louise Casey’s report found that 21 laptops were stolen from the council’s Norfolk House building in October 2011.
Today’s report said the inspectors had been contacted by a whistle-blower – a former IT employee – who claimed “50% of children’s data held by the council at the time” was lost in the theft but the information commissioner was not informed.
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