Child database delayed by HMRC breach
Children's minister holds back launch of ContactPoint in order to audit the database for security.


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Nicole Kobie
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Children, Schools and Families
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Freelance journalist Nicole Kobie first started writing for ITPro in 2007, with bylines in New Scientist, Wired, PC Pro and many more.
Nicole the author of a book about the history of technology, The Long History of the Future.