How poor management of personal data is quietly undermining your investigation

30th July 2026Ben Jones, Data Protection Officer

Former long-serving police officer Ben Jones, now a Data Protection Officer managing information governance and information rights issues within the public sector, warns that despite the best efforts of policing, many investigators are still getting it wrong when it comes to managing personal data – and their mistakes can bring down an investigation.

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How poor management of personal data is quietly undermining your investigation

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