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| Court case data CDs lost in post | Court case data CDs lost in post |
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| Four CDs containing personal details from court cases have gone missing in the post, the government has admitted. | Four CDs containing personal details from court cases have gone missing in the post, the government has admitted. |
| The Ministry of Justice launched an investigation when the data disappeared after being sent by recorded delivery. | The Ministry of Justice launched an investigation when the data disappeared after being sent by recorded delivery. |
| A spokeswoman refused to say whether the discs contained details of at least 55 defendants and other restricted data, as reported in the Daily Mail. | A spokeswoman refused to say whether the discs contained details of at least 55 defendants and other restricted data, as reported in the Daily Mail. |
| It follows a series of incidents of missing data the biggest being the loss of 25m people's child benefit details. | It follows a series of incidents of missing data the biggest being the loss of 25m people's child benefit details. |
| According to the Daily Mail, the four CDs were posted on 15 December and potentially included the names and addresses of alleged victims and witnesses. | According to the Daily Mail, the four CDs were posted on 15 December and potentially included the names and addresses of alleged victims and witnesses. |
| Stolen laptops | Stolen laptops |
| A statement by Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Court Administration confirmed that four CD-Roms were missing. | |
| "They were sent recorded delivery. Ministers and the information commissioner were notified immediately it was recognised that personal data had been lost," it said. | |
| "An investigation is under way so it would be inappropriate to comment further at this stage." | "An investigation is under way so it would be inappropriate to comment further at this stage." |
| The latest data disappearance is a further embarrassment to the government which has had to admit a series of large scale losses of personal data. | The latest data disappearance is a further embarrassment to the government which has had to admit a series of large scale losses of personal data. |
| Defence Secretary Des Browne announced an inquiry into military security after he admitted a Royal Navy laptop stolen in October 2006 contained much of the same data that was on a computer taken from an official's car in Birmingham this month. | Defence Secretary Des Browne announced an inquiry into military security after he admitted a Royal Navy laptop stolen in October 2006 contained much of the same data that was on a computer taken from an official's car in Birmingham this month. |
| Missing driving test details | Missing driving test details |
| Data included passport, National Insurance and driver's licence numbers, family details and NHS numbers for about 153,000 people who applied to join the armed forces. | Data included passport, National Insurance and driver's licence numbers, family details and NHS numbers for about 153,000 people who applied to join the armed forces. |
| Banking details were also included for around 3,700 people. | Banking details were also included for around 3,700 people. |
| But ministers were not told about the earlier theft of a Royal Navy laptop in Manchester, or of an army recruiting laptop in Edinburgh in 2005, until recently. | But ministers were not told about the earlier theft of a Royal Navy laptop in Manchester, or of an army recruiting laptop in Edinburgh in 2005, until recently. |
| In October 2007, two child benefit discs containing the personal details of 25 million people went missing. | In October 2007, two child benefit discs containing the personal details of 25 million people went missing. |
| The HM Revenue and Customs discs containing the entire child benefit database, unregistered and unencrypted had been sent to the National Audit Office - but they did not arrive. | The HM Revenue and Customs discs containing the entire child benefit database, unregistered and unencrypted had been sent to the National Audit Office - but they did not arrive. |
| In December, Transport Secretary Ruth Kelly said the details of three million candidates for the driving theory test had disappeared. | In December, Transport Secretary Ruth Kelly said the details of three million candidates for the driving theory test had disappeared. |
| Names, addresses and phone numbers - but no financial information - were among details on a computer hard drive which went missing in the US in May. | Names, addresses and phone numbers - but no financial information - were among details on a computer hard drive which went missing in the US in May. |
| Cabinet Secretary Sir Gus O'Donnell placed a ban on civil servants taking unencrypted laptops or computer drives containing personal data out of the office. | Cabinet Secretary Sir Gus O'Donnell placed a ban on civil servants taking unencrypted laptops or computer drives containing personal data out of the office. |
| The move came after Defence Secretary Des Browne announced a full investigation into military security after admitting three laptops containing the details of hundreds of thousands of people had gone missing since 2005. | The move came after Defence Secretary Des Browne announced a full investigation into military security after admitting three laptops containing the details of hundreds of thousands of people had gone missing since 2005. |