Ministry of Justice apologizes after court staff accessed Southport victims' files
There is no evidence that the information was shared with third parties."We are appalled that this happened and recognise the distress it will have caused victims, survivors, and their families," an MoJ spokesperson said. REG AD googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('labrador/thereg/article/desktop/b'); }); "We apologise to those affected – unauthorized access to court files is completely unacceptable. It did not address those questions.Those affected include members of victims' and survivors' families, all of whom are being contacted directly.
- ▪There is no evidence that the information was shared with third parties."We are appalled that this happened and recognise the distress it will have caused victims, survivors, and their families," an MoJ spokesperson said.
- ▪REG AD googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('labrador/thereg/article/desktop/b'); }); "We apologise to those affected – unauthorized access to court files is completely unacceptable.
- ▪It did not address those questions.Those affected include members of victims' and survivors' families, all of whom are being contacted directly.
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