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Action is being taken by the Government after sensitive documents were accidentally leaked online.

Cabinet Office and Home Office files on how to obtain security passes to Government buildings, and details of communications with MI5 and counter-terrorism officers, have been available online for up to four years, according to the Sunday Telegraph.

The leaks came from an online tool called Trello, the report stated.

In response, a Government spokesperson said: "We take data protection very seriously, and impress upon all Government departments to exercise best practice and implement suitable measures to ensure data is secure when using platforms such as Trello boards.

"[The] Government Digital Service and Trello are working with Government departments to ensure any data breached is made secure.

"Trello have offered to make all Government accounts private, to ensure data is better protected in the future."

The situation led to calls from MPs for an urgent probe into the matter.

Liberal Democrat MP Tom Brake, a member of the Commons Home Affairs Committee, told the newspaper: "A formal inquiry must be launched immediately."

Labour MP Darren Jones said: "Who needs Russian hackers when you can just Google and find out the Government's inner workings?"