Others included Jonathan Jones, the permanent secretary of the government’s legal department, and John Manzoni, the Cabinet Office permanent secretary. A Cabinet Office spokesperson apologised for the error and said it had reported itself to the Information Commissioner’s Office. “A version of the new year honours 2020 list was published in error which contained recipients’ addresses,” the spokesperson said. This level of incompetence is unacceptable.”The Cabinet Office is responsible for supporting the National Security Council and the Joint Intelligence Organisation. The ICO, which can fine organisations for data breaches, said: “In response to reports of a data breach involving the Cabinet Office and the new year honours list, the ICO will be making inquiries.”

Source: The Guardian December 28, 2019 14:12 UTC