A high-ranking SNP official may have broken data laws during the party’s internal Alex Salmond probe.The senior figure obtained personal details of female former Scottish Government workers as part of its internal investigation, it has been claimed.Ex-Holyrood staff who worked with Salmond were approached and asked about their relationship with the former first minister, sources say.But there are claims the SNP broke ethical standards and data laws by contacting them with the unsolicited messages.
None of those contacted are believed to have been party members.An insider said: “There’s big questions over whether senior people within the SNP overstepped the mark on this.
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