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| A personal computer holding sensitive documents relating to defence and extremism has been stolen from Hazel Blears' constituency office in Salford. | |
| The theft may mean the communities secretary has broken rules on the handling of restricted government information, the BBC has learned. | |
| The machine contained a combination of constituency and government information which should not have been held on it. | The machine contained a combination of constituency and government information which should not have been held on it. |
| Manchester Police are investigating the theft, which took place on Saturday. | |
| The restricted documents included papers relating to defence and extremism, but they did not contain any information that could compromise national security. | The restricted documents included papers relating to defence and extremism, but they did not contain any information that could compromise national security. |
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| They also contained information that shows Cabinet members disagree over the government's proposed planning laws. | They also contained information that shows Cabinet members disagree over the government's proposed planning laws. |
| Restricted government documents should not be held on a personal computer. Nothing else was taken from the office. | |
| This is the latest in a series of security breaches that have embarrassed the government. | This is the latest in a series of security breaches that have embarrassed the government. |
| Just last week a cabinet official was suspended for leaving top secret documents on a train. | Just last week a cabinet official was suspended for leaving top secret documents on a train. |
| Another file of documents, including one restricted one, was found on another train, also last week. | Another file of documents, including one restricted one, was found on another train, also last week. |
| But previous security lapses have all been made by unidentified civil servants. | But previous security lapses have all been made by unidentified civil servants. |
| A security breach in a cabinet minister's office is doubly embarrassing for the government. | A security breach in a cabinet minister's office is doubly embarrassing for the government. |