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It also said "some departments appeared to lack central tracking systems" for appointments, and identified two "technical" breaches of the recruitment principles relating to record keeping issues.

His comments follow a row between Telegraph columnist Allison Pearson and Essex Police, who are investigating an allegation she breached the Public Order Act in a social media post last year.

The firm Harmony CCS Limited, which is based in Belfast, was prosecuted and pleaded guilty to a single health and safety breach.

In July, Northern Rail was issued a "breach notice" by the Department for Transport for cancelling too many trains, which required it to work on a plan to fix the problem.

This reduces the risk of data breaches or unauthorized access to confidential information during the training process.