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| Probe into missing driver details | Probe into missing driver details |
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| A US information technology company is investigating how a hard drive from the Driving Standards Agency went missing in its premises. | A US information technology company is investigating how a hard drive from the Driving Standards Agency went missing in its premises. |
| Transport Secretary Ruth Kelly told MPs the drive held the names, addresses and phone numbers of three million driving theory test candidates. | Transport Secretary Ruth Kelly told MPs the drive held the names, addresses and phone numbers of three million driving theory test candidates. |
| Pearson reported the loss to Iowa City police on Monday - about seven months after it had first known. | |
| Police said it was "unlikely" the drive would be found. | Police said it was "unlikely" the drive would be found. |
| Iowa City police sergeant Troy Kelsey said an internal search had been carried out by the company initially. | Iowa City police sergeant Troy Kelsey said an internal search had been carried out by the company initially. |
| "They scoured the premises. They do not believe that there was any criminal intent, if you will," he told BBC Radio 5 Live. | "They scoured the premises. They do not believe that there was any criminal intent, if you will," he told BBC Radio 5 Live. |
| MISSING DRIVERS' DETAILS NameAddressPhone numberFee paidTest centrePayment codeE-mail where provided Analysis: Testing times for PM'No fraud' from lost discs | MISSING DRIVERS' DETAILS NameAddressPhone numberFee paidTest centrePayment codeE-mail where provided Analysis: Testing times for PM'No fraud' from lost discs |
| "There really wasn't any evidence that it had been stolen, but they could not locate the physical hard drive on their property and they were wanting to report it." | "There really wasn't any evidence that it had been stolen, but they could not locate the physical hard drive on their property and they were wanting to report it." |
| He said there was no evidence that the data had been misused, but added he was not confident the drive would be found. | He said there was no evidence that the data had been misused, but added he was not confident the drive would be found. |
| "At this point in time, enough time has gone by that's probably unlikely, but one never knows," he said. | "At this point in time, enough time has gone by that's probably unlikely, but one never knows," he said. |
| Apology | Apology |
| Ms Kelly apologised for the loss on Monday - the second time in a month that a minister has issued such an apology, following the loss by HM Revenue and Customs of discs containing 25m people's details. | Ms Kelly apologised for the loss on Monday - the second time in a month that a minister has issued such an apology, following the loss by HM Revenue and Customs of discs containing 25m people's details. |
| Ms Kelly said the details of learner drivers had been formatted specifically to meet the security requirements of the private contractor, Pearson Driving Assessments Ltd, and were not "readily usable or accessible" by third parties. | Ms Kelly said the details of learner drivers had been formatted specifically to meet the security requirements of the private contractor, Pearson Driving Assessments Ltd, and were not "readily usable or accessible" by third parties. |
| The words Labour and incompetence are now synonymous. Theresa VilliersShadow transport secretary | |
| She said the details were not sent in the post, but the hard drive had not been found where it had been expected to be, in a "secure facility" in Iowa. | She said the details were not sent in the post, but the hard drive had not been found where it had been expected to be, in a "secure facility" in Iowa. |
| The information commission had judged that the risks presented by the loss were not "substantial" and there was no need to notify each person individually. | The information commission had judged that the risks presented by the loss were not "substantial" and there was no need to notify each person individually. |
| The details did not include bank account details, National Insurance numbers, driving licence numbers or dates of birth, she said. | The details did not include bank account details, National Insurance numbers, driving licence numbers or dates of birth, she said. |
| 'Cost-cutting' | 'Cost-cutting' |
| The Driving Standards Agency has set up a dedicated advice line for candidates who took their driving theory test between September 2004 and April 2007. | The Driving Standards Agency has set up a dedicated advice line for candidates who took their driving theory test between September 2004 and April 2007. |
| Public and Commercial Services Union general secretary Mark Serwotka said: "This latest data loss by a private contractor in the US raises serious questions about the role of the private sector and the security of data. | Public and Commercial Services Union general secretary Mark Serwotka said: "This latest data loss by a private contractor in the US raises serious questions about the role of the private sector and the security of data. |
| "The fear is that in a dash to cut costs, the government are contracting out sensitive work to unaccountable private companies, resulting in personal data being held by third parties half way across the globe." | "The fear is that in a dash to cut costs, the government are contracting out sensitive work to unaccountable private companies, resulting in personal data being held by third parties half way across the globe." |
| He said the government should handle such data in-house to ensure it was secure. | He said the government should handle such data in-house to ensure it was secure. |
| Shadow transport secretary Theresa Villiers said the data loss "shows a systemic failure within the government's data protection controls". | |
| "Labour is failing in its duty to obey its own laws on data protection and failing in its primary and fundamental duty to protect the interests of the people it was elected to serve." |