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| A laptop computer containing personal details of more than 100 directors of bankrupt companies has been stolen, the Insolvency Service has said. | A laptop computer containing personal details of more than 100 directors of bankrupt companies has been stolen, the Insolvency Service has said. |
| It has written to those it believes may have been affected by the theft of equipment from its Manchester offices. | It has written to those it believes may have been affected by the theft of equipment from its Manchester offices. |
| One of four laptops stolen from the government agency contained information on the 122 company directors. | One of four laptops stolen from the government agency contained information on the 122 company directors. |
| This loss is the latest in a long line of cases where confidential information has been lost or stolen. | This loss is the latest in a long line of cases where confidential information has been lost or stolen. |
| Greater Manchester Police are investigating the burglary, which happened on 28 August. | |
| A spokeswoman for the Insolvency Service, which investigates corporate failures and bankruptcies to see if particular company directors were at fault, said none of the bankrupt companies concerned were "household names". | |
| She said most of them were "small and medium-sized companies". | |
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| The computer also contained information about other people with a connection to the companies. | |
| Those affected by the theft include former company directors, insolvency practitioners, and people who were named in documents including creditors, complainants, investors and employees. | |
| Several dedicated telephone helplines have been set up and anyone who has concerns should go to the Insolvency Service website to find the appropriate contact number. | |
| A statement from the Insolvency Service said: "The information consisted of documents sent to the Insolvency Service by insolvency practitioners who act as administrators, receivers or liquidators of insolvent companies. | A statement from the Insolvency Service said: "The information consisted of documents sent to the Insolvency Service by insolvency practitioners who act as administrators, receivers or liquidators of insolvent companies. |
| "The documents, which are required to be sent by law, included information about the activities of company directors which the insolvency practitioner considers may give cause for concern." | "The documents, which are required to be sent by law, included information about the activities of company directors which the insolvency practitioner considers may give cause for concern." |
| Earlier this month, the government confirmed that a portable computer hard drive holding details of up to 5,000 justice system employees had been lost in July 2007. | Earlier this month, the government confirmed that a portable computer hard drive holding details of up to 5,000 justice system employees had been lost in July 2007. |
| In August, Home Office contractor PA Consulting admitted losing a computer memory stick containing information on all 84,000 prisoners in England and Wales. | In August, Home Office contractor PA Consulting admitted losing a computer memory stick containing information on all 84,000 prisoners in England and Wales. |