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UK: Data loss at Portland school sparks inquiries

Posted on March 4, 2015 by Dissent

The Dorset Echo reports:

An investigation is underway after a confidential school document wasn’t properly disposed off at a prison.

The Young Offender Institution (YOI) on Portland had been providing the Isle of Portland Aldridge Community Academy (IPACA) with a confidential waste disposal service.

A letter was sent to parents of pupils last week informing them that a document hadn’t been destroyed in the manner expected.

Read more on Dorset Echo.


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