#IANAL but this looks like a #criminal offence under the various #DataProtection legislation

that data has been processed, possibly without the right of access to it for the purpose, and that it has been processed incorrectly - wrong data has been recorded, or kept, or a decision based on data has been incorrectly taken.

And it has clearly caused harm but that would be the #civil case, probably in #negligence.

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/nov/16/call-for-inquiry-after-families-stripped-of-child-benefit-due-to-flawed-travel-data

#childBenefit