Impact Type Severity Lowest Highest None/negligible Minor Moderate High Very high Risk to individual None/negligible Any risk to personal Threatens life directly safety safety Distress caused to any None/negligible Short term distress Limited long term Substantial long term party distress distress Damage to any party’s None/negligible Minor local impact Moderate Significant Severe standing or reputation and/or limited short embarrassment and/or embarrassment, loss of embarrassment, loss of term damage short term damage public confidence public confidence and/or limited long and/or substantial long term damage term damage Inconvenience to any None/negligible Minor inconvenience Moderate Significant Substantial party inconvenience inconvenience inconvenience Public order None or negligible Measurable impact Prejudice Seriously prejudice Unauthorised No or negligible Minor impact Measurable impact, Significant impact to Substantial impact to disclosure of disclosure of sensitive breach of regulations person, agency or person, agency or personally or information or commitment to business business commercially sensitive confidentiality information Impact on Government No or negligible impact Cause financial loss or Work significantly Substantial damage finances or economic loss of earning against and commercial potential interests
Impact Type Severity Lowest Highest None/negligible Minor Moderate High Very high Risk to individual safety None/negligible Any risk to personal safety Threatens life directly Distress caused to any party None/negligible Short term distress Limited long term distress Substantial long term distress Damage to any party’s standing or reputation None/negligible Minor local impact and/or limited short term damage Moderate embarrassment and/or short term damage Significant embarrassment, loss of public confidence and/or limited long term damage Severe embarrassment, loss of public confidence and/or substantial long term damage Inconvenience to any party None/negligible Minor inconvenience Moderate inconvenience Significant inconvenience Substantial inconvenience Public order None or negligible Measurable impact Prejudice Seriously prejudice Unauthorised disclosure of personally or commercially sensitive information No or negligible disclosure of sensitive information Minor impact Measurable impact, breach of regulations or commitment to confidentiality Significant impact to person, agency or business Substantial impact to person, agency or business Impact on Government finances or economic and commercial interests No or negligible impact Cause financial loss or loss of earning potential Work significantly against Substantial damage
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