Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many data breaches his Department has reported to the Information Commissioner in each of the last five years.

All Information Commissioner Office (ICO) recordable breaches are recorded by the department and published in the Cabinet Office annual report. In the last five years, a total of 7 breaches have been reported to the Information Commissioner's Office. There have been 11 reportable incidents in the last 10 years.

2019/20 there were two breaches reported to the ICO

2018/19 there were two breaches reported to the ICO

2017/18 there were three breaches reported to the ICO

2016/17 there were no breaches reported to the ICO

2015/16 there were no breaches reported to the ICO

2014/15 there was one breach reported to the ICO

2013/14 there were two breaches reported to the ICO

2012/13 there was one breach reported to the ICO

2011/12 there was one breach reported to the ICO

2010/11 there were no breaches reported to the ICO

None of the reported breaches resulted in follow-up ICO action.