British Home Secretary Priti Patel has come under pressure after a glitch with thousands of accidentally deleted files. Experts tried to recover data over the weekend, Patel said. She is in close contact with the team.
Media: 400,000 criminal files affected
Your ministry had described the mishap, which was initially reported in the Times, as a “human error”. According to the report, there were hundreds of thousands of arrest records containing DNA and fingerprints. According to the „Guardian“ 400,000 criminal files could be affected.
In its first statement, the ministry emphasized that it only affected data from people who had been released and who had not been investigated further. The Times reported that the mistake at least affected the police’s ability to reopen proceedings.
Opposition leader Keir Starmer warned on the weekend on Sky News that the mishap could also affect ongoing investigations and called on Patel to take personal responsibility. The Labor leader demanded an opinion from the conservative interior minister in parliament.
