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| BBC staff Olympic details stolen | BBC staff Olympic details stolen |
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| The BBC has called in the police after files holding details of staff due to go the Beijing Olympics went missing. | The BBC has called in the police after files holding details of staff due to go the Beijing Olympics went missing. |
| The folders with addresses, passport numbers, pictures, and hotel details of more than 430 staff vanished from Television Centre in west London. | The folders with addresses, passport numbers, pictures, and hotel details of more than 430 staff vanished from Television Centre in west London. |
| The BBC fears the files have been stolen, possibly for identity theft or an attempt to embarrass the BBC over the number of staff going to the Games. | The BBC fears the files have been stolen, possibly for identity theft or an attempt to embarrass the BBC over the number of staff going to the Games. |
| The corporation says it is sending 437 people from the UK to the Olympics. | The corporation says it is sending 437 people from the UK to the Olympics. |
| The number of people the BBC send to cover big events has been a subject of controversy in recent years. | The number of people the BBC send to cover big events has been a subject of controversy in recent years. |
| But the corporation insists that 437 going this year - 33 more than the Athens games - will provide more than twice as much output as four years ago. | But the corporation insists that 437 going this year - 33 more than the Athens games - will provide more than twice as much output as four years ago. |
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| An internal investigation failed to find the files, which are believed to have gone missing two weeks ago. | |
| Presenter Sue Barker's details are believed to be in the missing files | |
| They were held in a secure office in Television Centre, and executives called in the police on Thursday. | |
| The risk of identity theft is believed to be low because the folders contained no financial or medical details. | The risk of identity theft is believed to be low because the folders contained no financial or medical details. |
| In a statement, the BBC said: "We can confirm that we are undertaking a full investigation into how two files containing accreditation information for the Beijing Olympics have gone missing from a private office in Television Centre. | In a statement, the BBC said: "We can confirm that we are undertaking a full investigation into how two files containing accreditation information for the Beijing Olympics have gone missing from a private office in Television Centre. |
| "We believe these files may have been stolen, and following our own investigation, we have now involved the police. | "We believe these files may have been stolen, and following our own investigation, we have now involved the police. |
| "The information in the files includes passport details. However it does not include financial data and internal and external advice that we've taken suggests there is not a high risk of fraud. | "The information in the files includes passport details. However it does not include financial data and internal and external advice that we've taken suggests there is not a high risk of fraud. |
| "We are in the process of contacting everyone involved and are also reviewing our internal security as a matter of urgency." | "We are in the process of contacting everyone involved and are also reviewing our internal security as a matter of urgency." |