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Tory party illegally collected data on ethnicity of 10m voters, MPs told

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“We made the recommendation that they destroy the data because they didn’t have a legal basis to collect it,” she said, adding, under sustained questioning from the SNP MP John Nicolson: “It was illegal to collect the ethnicity data.”

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SNP faces fines for data protection breach after election mailing error

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The Information Commissioner’s Office confirmed on Friday morning that the SNP have referred itself for investigation after voters across Scotland received letters addressed to strangers or neighbours. Continue reading.

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Arron Banks' firm and Leave.?EU face £135,000 fine over data misuse - live

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Fines announced as information commissioner, Elizabeth Denham, is giving evidence to parliament’s DCMS committee • Follow all the political reaction here 11.54am GMT Pow asks what the investigation has highlighted to Denham. She says it’s revealed “the disrespect for the personal data of voters and prospective voters.