Department for Education – Reprimand (United Kingdom, 2022)
General GDPR enforcement action
This case relates to broader data protection obligations, not specifically to cookie or consent banner compliance. It is not included in cookie statistics or the Risk Calculator.
The DfE permitted third party access to the LRS database outside of the DfE and subsequent processing took place of some of that personal data (including children) for the purposes of age verification, without appropriate control or oversight. The investigation has found that therefore the personal data on the LRS database was processed in an insecure manner and for purposes that were not initially intended. Furthermore, the DfE failed to be transparent about that processing.
Source checks
Source retrieval not recorded.
No automated check recorded.
Retrieved text may be a secondary summary or an announcement. These automated statuses do not establish that the original decision was read or that the record received an independent legal review. How we check sources
The DfE permitted third party access to the LRS database outside of the DfE and subsequent processing took place of some of that personal data (including children) for the purposes of age verification, without appropriate control or oversight. The investigation has found that therefore the personal data on the LRS database was processed in an insecure manner and for purposes that were not initially intended. Furthermore, the DfE failed to be transparent about that processing.
Outcome
Reprimand
A formal reprimand: the DPA found a violation and issued a formal censure.
Related Enforcement Actions (0)
No other enforcement actions found for Department for Education in UK
This is the only recorded action for this entity in this jurisdiction.
Details
Decision Date
2 November 2022
Authority
Information Commissioner's Office
About this data
Cite as: Cookie Fines. Department for Education - United Kingdom (2022). Retrieved from cookiefines.eu
Last updated: