Can I be fired for breaching data protection?

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confusedabouteverything
confusedabouteverything Posts: 9 Forumite
edited 2 July 2018 at 10:09PM in Employment, jobseeking & training
Exactly as stated


A friend of mine sent an email containing critical information and documents about a particular person to a person who wasn't that person.
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  • blue_haddock
    blue_haddock Posts: 12,110 Forumite
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    Yes you can
  • Ms_Chocaholic
    Ms_Chocaholic Posts: 12,596 Forumite
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    You will need to give an explanation as to what you did?
    How long have you worked there?
    What are the policies/procedures where you work, have they been breached?
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  • confusedabouteverything
    confusedabouteverything Posts: 9 Forumite
    edited 2 July 2018 at 10:22PM
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    blue_haddock wrote: »
    Yes you can
    a friend sent en email containing critical information and documents about a particular person to a person who wasn't that person.
  • confusedabouteverything
    confusedabouteverything Posts: 9 Forumite
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    Ms_Chocaholic wrote: »
    You will need to give an explanation as to what you did?
    How long have you worked there?
    What are the policies/procedures where you work, have they been breached?

    A friend of mine sent an email containing critical information and documents about a particular person to a person who wasn't that person.
    They've worked there for a year.
  • Ms_Chocaholic
    Ms_Chocaholic Posts: 12,596 Forumite
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    Was this within the company, ie another member of staff or to an external email.
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  • confusedabouteverything
    confusedabouteverything Posts: 9 Forumite
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    I believe it was to an unrelated 3rd party
  • xapprenticex
    xapprenticex Posts: 1,760 Forumite
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    confusedabouteverything wrote: »
    Exactly as stated


    A friend of mine sent an email containing critical information and documents about a particular person to a person who wasn't that person.


    If your friend did it today then he needs to speak to his manager ASAP so that the IPO can be informed. If he leaves it a few days then i suspect he will lose his job. If he hides it and is found out because the recipient may be aware of GDPR and what happened, then it goes without saying, he has lost his job.




    Ms_Chocaholic wrote: »
    Was this within the company, ie another member of staff or to an external email.


    Doesnt matter at all, under GDPR, if that person within the company has no reason to have that information but they recieve it, it is a breech.
  • Ms_Chocaholic
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    xapprenticex wrote: »

    Doesnt matter at all, under GDPR, if that person within the company has no reason to have that information but they recieve it, it is a breech.




    I haven't yet completed my mandatory GDPR training :eek:
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  • JReacher1
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    Yes it is gross misconduct.
  • confusedabouteverything
    confusedabouteverything Posts: 9 Forumite
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    JReacher1 wrote: »
    Yes it is gross misconduct.

    So an honest mistake is gross misconduct?
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