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Scotland launches investigation into deleted pandemic WhatsApp messages

Scotland’s former first minister Nicola Sturgeon told the Covid Inquiry that she and her fellow ministers followed the Scottish Government’s advice to put only the “highlights” of WhatsApp messages into the public record before deleting them – Colin Fisher/Alamy Stock Photo Scotland’s information watchdog has launched an investigation into the mass deletion of WhatsApp messages… Read More »

Information Commissioner to investigate Scottish Government’s use of WhatsApp

Scotland’s information commissioner is launching an investigation into the Scottish Government’s use of WhatsApp and unofficial messages. Evidence emerging from the UK Covid Inquiry raises “significant enforcement concerns” about the retention of unofficial communications arising from the pandemic, David Hamilton said. Mr Hamilton is the former chairman of the Scottish Police Federation (SPF), whose leadership… Read More »