Guidance on unlawful disclosure recovery options
Daniel Morgan Panel · The Report of the Daniel Morgan Independent Panel · Issued 15 June 2021 · Addressed to: Metropolitan Police Service
Government responseHome Office: Noted (Jun 2023)Metropolitan Police Service: Accepted (Mar 2022)
DeliveryMetropolitan Police Service says in progress (Jan 2022)
Recommendation, verbatim from the inquiry
●Inquiry recommendation, Volume 1
It is recommended that the Metropolitan Police establish a process to inform police officers about the recovery options available to them when material is unlawfully disclosed.
Daniel Morgan Panel, The Report of the Daniel Morgan Independent Panel · 15 Jun 2021 Source PDF →
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The Panel asked the Metropolitan Police Service to guide officers on recovering unlawfully disclosed material. The Home Office reported in June 2023 that the police force had produced bespoke guidance for officers and staff regarding data breaches and recovery options (Home Office response, Jun 2023). The department noted that the College of Policing and the National Police Chiefs' Council had issued national guidance, and that the College was including recovery options in training packages for senior information risk owners (Home Office response, Jun 2023). Earlier, the police force stated in March 2022 that research establishing the legal basis for all recovery options was complete and a delivery plan agreed (Metropolitan Police Service response, Mar 2022). The record holds nothing dated later than the response of June 2023 (Home Office response, Jun 2023).
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Government response
●Home Office · Noted · 15 Jun 2023
2.4.9. The Panel found no evidence that the MPS considered all options in trying to recover the highly sensitive data that had been shared with Michael Sullivan. The MPS has now produced new bespoke detailed guidance for officers and staff when dealing with a data breach, along with the recovery options available for these circumstances or when leaked material is discovered on the internet. Furthermore, the College of Policing and NPCC have reviewed the new MPS guidance and have issued national guidance, to avoid similar situations being repeated. In addition, the College is including recovery options in its training packages for senior information risk owners.
Extract from: Government response to the report of the Daniel Morgan Independent Panel
●Metropolitan Police Service · Accepted · 22 Mar 2022
- Research completed to establish legal basis for all recovery options.
- New guidance for MPS officers and staff complete and delivery plan agreed.
- Following consultation with the MPS, the College of Policing has agreed to amend APP and Guidance.
Extract from: Daniel Morgan Independent Panel Recommendations Annex (accessible version)
Delivery
●Metropolitan Police Service says in progress · 1 Jan 2022
Following consultation with the MPS, the College of Policing has agreed to amend APP and Guidance and legal advice has been sought to capture current legislation available and proposals for change.
The MPS DLS, College of Policing and NPCC working towards new guidance
From: Annex 1 - Daniel Morgan Independent Panel Recommendations Progress Update January 2022 (accessible)
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