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Hounslow Council (Monetary penalty Notice) [2011] UKICO 2011-7 (4 February 2011)
A monetary penalty of £70,000 was issued to Hounslow Council following the loss of an unencrypted laptop which contained personal information. Hounslow Council breached the Act by failing to have a written contract in place with Ealing Council. Hounslow Council also did not monitor Ealing Council’s procedures for operating the service securely.