To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many breaches of security have been reported at (a) the Compensation Agency, (b) the Forensic Science Northern Ireland, (c) the Northern Ireland Prison Service and (d) the Youth Justice Agency in the last five years; and what procedures each agency follows when a breach of security involves the disclosure of personal data. (276949)

In the period specified, there were five security breaches in the Northern Ireland Prison Service, three in the Forensic Science agency and one in the Youth Justice Agency. There were no reported security breaches in the Compensation Agency.

When a breach of security involves the disclosure of personal data, the agencies follow the Northern Ireland Office incident response policy.