Deleted PNC data now restored, police minister confirms

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Deleted PNC data now restored, police minister confirms

All data deleted in error from the Police National Computer has been recovered. No operations were compromised, the Policing Minister has confirmed.

Date - 24th May 2021
By - Chris Smith

Data deleted from the Police National Computer has been fully recovered and an impact review started, the Policing Minister has revealed. Kit Malthouse used a ministerial statement to confirm that work had been completed to restore the thousands of...

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