First Ever UK GDPR Penalty is €325k for London Pharmacy

The first ever General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) penalty in the United Kingdom has been sanctioned against a London-based pharmacy by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO).

ICO has fined Doorstep Dispensaree €325,000 (UK£275,000) by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) in relation to its ‘cavalier attitude to data protection’. This decision was taken after it was discovered that that Burnt Oak Broadway, Edgware based pharmacy placed 500,000 medical documents that included sensitive information in unsecured and unlocked containers, disposal bags and in a cardboard box.

Source: First Ever UK GDPR Penalty is €325k for London Pharmacy – Compliance Junction