Trafficking victim wins data sharing case against Salvation Army

12/12/2022 | The Guardian

A 25-year-old British woman has won a landmark victory in the high court against the Salvation Army and Home Office that could help thousands of other trafficking victims. The unidentified woman has received £5,000 compensation from the Home Office and a requirement that it changes department policy over how the Salvation Army, which delivers a Home Office victim care contract, shares confidential information about victims with the government department. The woman claimed the Home Office's actions meant that her rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) had been breached along with her common law rights to communicate confidentially with her legal adviser.

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