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The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency in Northern Ireland has lost the personal details of 6,000 people.The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency in Northern Ireland has lost the personal details of 6,000 people.
The data was on two discs and went missing after being sent to the agency's headquarters in Swansea.The data was on two discs and went missing after being sent to the agency's headquarters in Swansea.
The DVA said the data was being provided in response to a safety recall by a number of manufacturers.The DVA said the data was being provided in response to a safety recall by a number of manufacturers.
The head of the agency said the information was not encrypted. It included details of 7,685 vehicles and more than 6,000 vehicle keepers.The head of the agency said the information was not encrypted. It included details of 7,685 vehicles and more than 6,000 vehicle keepers.
The data includes the keeper's name, address, registration mark of the vehicle, chassis number, make and colour.
However, the DVA said no personal financial data was involved.
"Letters have been sent to all registered keepers of vehicles involved," it said.
It is the second major blunder involving lost government data in recent weeks.It is the second major blunder involving lost government data in recent weeks.
Last month, two discs containing the personal details of 25 million people were lost after HM Revenue and Customs sent them unregistered and unencrypted.Last month, two discs containing the personal details of 25 million people were lost after HM Revenue and Customs sent them unregistered and unencrypted.
Louise McElheron, one of those affected by the latest incident, said: "We have to provide our details to these government agencies to get child benefit and register cars.Louise McElheron, one of those affected by the latest incident, said: "We have to provide our details to these government agencies to get child benefit and register cars.
"We're trusting that they will treat our data with respect. And really we're victim to lax procedures, careless individuals or at worst dishonesty.""We're trusting that they will treat our data with respect. And really we're victim to lax procedures, careless individuals or at worst dishonesty."
She added: "So it is sad that there's a sense of inevitability about it all."She added: "So it is sad that there's a sense of inevitability about it all."