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Organisation apologises after confidential files found | |
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The organisation which runs a charity whose confidential documents were found on the streets of Londonderry has apologised to their clients. | |
Contact NI said they will be getting in touch with 20 people who contacted Lifeline, which supports people in distress, whose names were printed on the papers. | |
The papers were blown from the sixth floor of the Embassy building in Waterloo Place. | |
One of the documents, seen by the BBC, appears to identify callers by their first and second names, while others contain personal accounts of counselling conversations. | One of the documents, seen by the BBC, appears to identify callers by their first and second names, while others contain personal accounts of counselling conversations. |
Contact NI, which runs Lifeline, said it was shocked by the incident. | Contact NI, which runs Lifeline, said it was shocked by the incident. |
Fergus Comiskey, clinical director has apologised and said each case will be followed up. | |
"We want to do everything we can to reduce any alarm that people may be experiencing as a result of this data loss on our part and take full responsibility for it. | |
"We want to re-assure the public that we have gathered up all of the data that was strewn around the streets. | |
"We're working very closely with Derry City Council waste management department who have assisted us in the gathering up", he said. | |
Norma Patterson from Contact NI said the vast majority of sheets were summary sheets with a caller identify code on it. | |
"We want to re-assure people that there is minimal information on the papers," she said. | |
"There are no more than 20 people whose names were on the sheets. | |
The BBC has 35 pages in its possession after the organisation was alerted by a man walking with his children on Sunday. He saw the documents lying at Victoria Market car park in the city centre. | The BBC has 35 pages in its possession after the organisation was alerted by a man walking with his children on Sunday. He saw the documents lying at Victoria Market car park in the city centre. |
A BBC reporter found many more in adjacent streets. | A BBC reporter found many more in adjacent streets. |
Most of the documents do not feature people's names, though one does appear to disclose the names of eight callers. | Most of the documents do not feature people's names, though one does appear to disclose the names of eight callers. |
Confidential information | |
Some of the telephone logs carry information about alleged sexual abuse, crime and addictions. | Some of the telephone logs carry information about alleged sexual abuse, crime and addictions. |
Contact NI said they take data confidentiality very seriously and were shocked. | Contact NI said they take data confidentiality very seriously and were shocked. |
The charity said the documents were stored in a bag in their Derry office and believe the bag fell over and the papers were blown out of a sixth floor fire exit. | The charity said the documents were stored in a bag in their Derry office and believe the bag fell over and the papers were blown out of a sixth floor fire exit. |
Contact NI appealed for anyone who came across the documents to return them to their offices at the Embassy Building in the city. | Contact NI appealed for anyone who came across the documents to return them to their offices at the Embassy Building in the city. |