The Cabinet Office uploaded the home and work addresses of more than 1,000 recipients of New Years' Honours, including Elton John, Ben Stokes, Iain Duncan Smith and TV chef Nadiya Hussain.

The work and home addresses of counter-terrorism officials, senior police and Ministry of Defence (MoD) staff were also included in the reams of personal data uploaded to a government website yesterday.

Victims of the privacy gaff include 2015 British Bake Off champ Nadiya Hussain; former Ofcom boss Sharon White and Simon Stevens, the chief executive of NHS England.

The Conservative MP Iain Duncan Smith; Labour MP Diana Johnson, Alison Saunders, the former director of public prosecutions, broadcaster Gabby Logan and TV chef Ainsley Harriott were also involved.

Elton John (right) and MP Iain Duncan Smith (left) were two of the celebrities whose personal addresses were revealed on a government website by the Cabinet Office yesterday

A 2005 file photo shows the Ministry of Defence's Main Building in London's Whitehall. Among the reams of personal information uploaded on to the site were a number of prominent MoD officials and senior counter-terrorism officers

The blunder was branded a 'farcical and inexcusable mistake' by the director of a privacy campaign group.

Each of the award-winners had their home addresses revealed on the site and many of the security officials on the list feel the mistake compromised them.

A Cabinet Office spokesperson said that it had reported itself to the Information Commissioner's Office.

'A version of the New Year honours 2020 list was published in error which contained recipients' addresses,' the spokesperson said.

The broadcaster Gabby Logan and TV chef Ainsley Harriott were included in the list of victims

'The information was removed as soon as possible. We apologise to all those affected and are looking into how this happened. We have reported the matter to the ICO and are contacting all those affected directly.'

The ICO released a statement today shortly after the error was revealed.

'In response to reports of a data breach involving the Cabinet Office and the NY Honours list, the ICO will be making enquiries,' they said.

Silkie Carlo, director of privacy campaign group Big Brother Watch, said: 'It's extremely worrying to see that the Government doesn't have a basic grip on data protection, and that people receiving some of the highest honours have been put at risk because of this.

'It's a farcical and inexcusable mistake, especially given the new Data Protection Act passed by the Government last year - it clearly can't stick by its rules.'

TV chef Nadiya Hussain and Ben Stokes were also named as victims of the privacy breach

A member of the public notified the newspaper of the error.

Full, detailed addresses were published, including door numbers and postcodes.

Londoner Simon Winch, who identifies himself on Twitter as a 'sustainability manager @Virgin. A Trustee @CampaignForParks. Remainer, Labour supporter...,' told the BBC that he accessed the information through a 'link' on the gov.uk website 'at around 11pm on Friday.'

He added that the document was a spreadsheet. He noted 'some quite sensitive names were on there'.

It was live on the site for around 90 minutes before being pulled, according to the Cabinet Office.

Londoner Simon Winch (pictured) whose Twitter identifies says he works as a Sustainability Manager for Virgin told the BBC that he accessed the information through a 'link' on the gov.uk website 'at around 11pm on Friday'

Only six people honoured for services to defence were left off the list, according to the BBC.

The ICO, which has the power to fine organisations for data breaches, said it was investigating.

The introduction of General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) rules in May, 2018, increased the penalties regulators such as the ICO are able to introduce.

It means breaches can result in the ICO issuing penalties equivalent of up to 4 per cent of annual global turnover or £17million - whichever is greater.

Previously, the largest penalty the ICO meted out was to Facebook when it was fined £500,000 - the maximum allowed at the time - for failing to protect users' personal data.

But in July, the ICO announced its intention to fine British Airways £183million for its own data breach, which will become the largest penalty ever issued by the regulator once the process is completed.

The ICO later handed out an intention to fine the hotel chain Marriott International £99million after it admitted the guest records of around 339million people had been accessed.

Hackney councillor and charity pioneer Mete Coban, who was handed an MBE for services to young people, told the PA news agency: 'If those responsible have apologised and it is a genuine error, then there is not much more that can be done.

'I understand why others are concerned, but most of my details are online because of the council work anyway.

'It is not ideal, but what is done is done.'