Three Aberdeen council employees have been dismissed for breaking data protection rules.
The former Aberdeen City Council workers were shown the door after accessing personal information about people in breach of the Data Protection Act.
In addition, another nine employees were disciplined for misconduct, which included leaking information from a police report.
The incidents took place between April 1, 2011 and April 1, 2014 at the council, which employs around 9,000 people.
A council spokesman said: “Aberdeen City Council takes data protection very seriously and self-reports matters to the Information Commissioner’s Office when appropriate.
“Policies and procedures for handling sensitive and personal information have been significantly overhauled recently to ensure they are as robust as possible.”
Aberdeen council staff caught breaking data protection rules
