* Cardiff and Glasgow councils sacked staff after they looked up celebrities' personal records * Tonbridge and Bromley councils sacked workers for looking up their friends * Brent sacked someone who looked at their girlfriend's details * A worker at Torfaen was sacked for looking at his own detailsSource: Computer WeeklyBut this may just be the tip of the iceberg. Many of the breaches were discovered after sample checks, raising concerns that other breaches may gone undetected.
Over 200,000 government officials have access to the database, including staff at 480 local authorities, and numerous government departments, including the Department of Work and Pensions, HM Revenue & Customs, and the Courts Service. The Child Support Agency uses the CIS to trace missing parents, ...
