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INQUIRY AFTER LEAK OF INFORMATION INVOLVING QUEEN

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The Welsh government said it took the matter very seriously

An inquiry is underway after official correspondence about procedures for when
the Queen dies was accidentally leaked by the Welsh government.

The correspondence and a security pamphlet marked "official sensitive", was
emailed to a member of the public.

The leak included a letter from a top UK civil servant expressing concern that a
news website had disclosed confidential details.

The Welsh government said that no operational information was revealed.

But it added that the pamphlet should not have been shared.

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A spokesperson for the Welsh government's most senior civil servant, Dr Andrew
Goodall, said it took the "issue of information and data security very
seriously" and the incident was being investigated as a "potential security
breach".



In emails seen by BBC Wales, in September 2021 a top UK government civil servant
wrote to other officials expressing concern that a news website had published
new details about the handling of the Queen's death.

The civil servant said the news report was based on internal documents which
were not intended to be made public.

In response to this, another senior civil servant asked for "bespoke guidance"
on security to be drawn up and shared within the governments of the UK.

This security guidance was marked "official sensitive", and was sent by email to
a member of the public by a Welsh government official in error.

In his full statement, the Welsh government's Permanent Secretary, Dr Goodall
said: "Whilst the email did not contain any operational information, it was
marked 'official sensitive' and should not have been shared.

"We take the issue of information and data security very seriously and this is
now being investigated as a potential security breach.



"We are unable to comment further."


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