TPR admits to 'serious' data blunder

Now 'implementing secure electronic access'

Hannah Godfrey
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The 2016/17 annual report of The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has highlighted the occurrence of one "serious incident" in the past year that resulted in data loss.

In March 2016, the regulator explained, a set of board papers were accidentally left on a train by an attendee. Upon hearing of the loss, it launched an investigation to contain and recover the papers, which were never found. Despite the loss, TPR claimed, there have been "no adverse consequences" and it went on to reveal it is now in the process of implementing secure electronic access to board and committee papers to minimise future information risks. A spokesperson for TPR said: "We conducted a risk assessment and, in line with its results, followed our reporting requirements. "...

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