Four local councils have been fined a total of over APS300,000 for serious data breaches by the Information Commissioner. Leeds City Council fined APS95,000, Plymouth City Council APS60,000 and Devon County. London Borough of Lewisham was issued with a penalty of APS70,000 after social work papers were left on a train. The Information Commissioner said the latest penalties mean that nineteen local councils now have received monetary penalties for breaching the Data Protection Act, totalling APS1,885,000.”]