The Government Legal Department (GLD) has opened an investigation following a data breach that led to the names of civil servants claiming expenses being published last week. The breach included details of spending above £500 on government debit cards at the GLD between November 2021 and May 2022. The document has since been taken down. The GLD is an executive agency that provides legal advice on policy to other government departments.
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