December 04, 2025 | Organisational Information and Performance , Security and Data Protection
Request Number: FOI/16136
Category: Organisational Information & Performance - Security and Data Protection
Subject: Data breaches
Request and Answer:
Your request for information has now been considered. In respect of Section 1(1)(a) of the Act we can confirm that the Police Service of Northern Ireland does hold information to which your request relates. The decision has been taken to disclose the following.
Question 1
Please can you disclose the number of personal data breaches recorded between August 2023 to current date which involved disclosure of personal data to the wrong recipient
Answer
Total of 91.
Question 2
Inadvertent disclosure of personal data contained in a spreadsheet? (This is to exclude the personal data breach which led to PSNI receiving a fine of £750,000 from the Information Commissioner.)
Answer
Total of 1.