King’s College London breached GDPR by handing students’ information to police, review finds

Posted: 8th Jul 2019

Following a review of its security arrangements, King’s College London has referred itself to the Information Commissioner’s Office after improperly sharing sensitive information about politically active students with police

 

An independent review of King’s College London’s (KCL) security arrangements has found that the university breached the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), as well as its own data protection policy, when it disclosed the sensitive personal information of students and staff to the Metropolitan Police.

 

The review, carried out by independent higher education consultant Laura Gibbs, also found that none of the individuals had “been part of a disciplinary process and none had been found guilty of violating King’s policy or regulations” ...

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