South Lanarkshire Council faces group action over 2023 data leak
This is a follow-up on group litigation over an incident on 11 April 2023, when South Lanarkshire Council leaked the personal information of approximately 15,000 current and former employees while responding to a freedom of information request. The leaked information included names, salaries, National Insurance numbers, job titles and workplaces. On 9 July 2026, the court authorised a group action over the incident.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- South Lanarkshire Council
- Incident type
- Data breach
- Occurred / detected
- 2023-04-11
- Scale of damage
- Personal information of approximately 15,000 current and former employees leaked
- Cause / method
- Not confirmed
- Location
- United Kingdom
If your data was exposed
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Timeline
- Details of group litigation proceedings related to the South Lanarkshire Council data leak emerged.
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