A video leaked to the Sun last year showing Hancock kissing Ms Coladangelo in his department office led him to resign as health secretary for violating social distance rules at the time. It also sparked a criminal investigation by the Office of the Information Commissioner (ICO), which raided two homes and confiscated computers last July. Use the Chrome browser for a more accessible video player 0:36 The camera was removed from the Health Sec office The ICO said: “The forensic analysis revealed that the leaked images were most likely taken by someone who was recording CCTV video screens with a mobile phone. “Six telephones recovered during the execution of the search warrants did not contain the relevant CCTV material.” The ICO said it had found “insufficient evidence to prosecute two people suspected of illegally obtaining and disclosing CCTV videos from the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare (DHSC)”. It has now closed its criminal investigation, which it had launched after receiving a report of personal data breach from DHSC CCTV operator EMCOR. The ICO said it had a legal duty to launch an investigation “given the seriousness of the report and the wider implications for information security across the government”. Examine whether there was a violation of the Data Protection Law of 2018. Mr Hancock left his wife of 15 years – with whom he has three children – for Mrs Coladangelo after the revelations.
