Newcastle council credit card file lifted

Newcastle City Council has compromised private details of up to 54,000 people who made payments to it by credit or debit card between February 2006 and April 2007.

The council said details were "inappropriately released" of transactions for "council tax, business rates, parking fines, and rent payments... other services, such as at leisure centres, tourist information centres, museums, theatres and galleries have not been compromised".

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