Aberdeen City Council Data Breach (2013)

ABERDEEN City Council today ordered an urgent investigation after “extremely sensitive” child welfare documents were found at a council dump in Dundee, almost 70 miles from the Granite City. • Confidential child welfare documents belonging to Aberdeen City Council have been found in a skip in Dundee, it is understood • Documents include home addresses and medical details of social work service users and other personal information • Investigation ordered into claim amid concerns over data protection breach