The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has fined The Tavistock & Portman NHS Foundation Trust £78,400, reduced from £784,800 following the ICO's new approach to public sector enforcement. The monetary penalty was issued following an email sent to 1,781 Gender Identity Clinic service users in Outlook without using the Blind Carbon Copy (BCC) feature.
Details of the ICO enforcement action and investigation are contained in the ICO's blog outlining its new approach to public sector enforcement.
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