Ireland

Tusla Child and Family Agency

75,000 €

GDPR enforcement action by Data Protection Authority of Ireland on 2020-05-17.

Rank · Sector

#50

of 357 in Public Sector and Education

Rank · Ireland

#25

of 36

Rank · All fines

#552

of 3,050

Case details

Authority: Data Protection Authority of Ireland
Date: 2020-05-17
Controller / Processor: Tusla Child and Family Agency
Sector: Public Sector and Education
Quoted Articles: Art. 5 GDPR, Art. 6 GDPR
Type of violation: Insufficient legal basis for data processing

Summary

The company has erroneously disclosed personal data, including information about children, to unauthorized persons. In one case, the contact and location data of a mother and a child were disclosed to an alleged offender, and in two other cases, data about children in foster care were improperly disclosed to blood relatives, including in one case to a father in prison.

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