Surname, rank or grade, location and more details of all current officers accidentally published in response to Freedom of Information request
“We’ve looked into the circumstances, we’ll continue with our investigation, but the very early considerations are that this is simple human error and the people who have been involved in the process have acted in good faith.“It is regrettable but it is simple human error.”
“Regrettably, those measures were not sufficient for all the people in the chain to identify that embedded in what seemed like a very innocent and sensible release was further source data. “Whilst the personal data has now been removed, once such information has been published online, it leaves an indelible footprint.
SDLP policing spokesman Mark H Durkan said PSNI chief constable Simon Byrne needed to make an “urgent statement about the scale of the breach”, outlining how it happened and the immediate response to it. “It is imperative that officers, staff and their families and friends understand how seriously this breach is being taken, and that the board is determined to fulfil its oversight and challenge functions appropriately,” he said.
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