PNC not impacted by IT error, says Home Office

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PNC not impacted by IT error, says Home Office

The Police National Computer is operating as normal despite the deletion of thousands of data files, the NPCC has said.

Date - 15th January 2021
By - Chris Smith

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The accidental deletion of 150,000 arrest records including DNA and fingerprint data has not impacted on daily operations and will not happen again, the Home Office has said. Officials confirmed that the files had been deleted by accident during a...

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