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Written question asked by Lord Laird (Crossbench), in the House of Lords. It was answered by Lord Davies of Oldham (Labour) on Wednesday, 5 December 2007.


Revenue and Customs: Loss of CDs

Question
asked Her Majesty's Government:With regard to the two information discs which went missing during transportation between their offices, and which were the subject of a Statement in the House, whether passwords were written on the discs or available in the packaging; and, if so, whether this is current government procedure.
Answer

It would be inappropriate for me to provide information relating to this issue at this stage, as there is an ongoing Metropolitan Police Service investigation. On 20 November the Chancellor also announced an independent review of HMRC's data-handling procedures to be conducted by Kieron Poynter, the chair of PricewaterhouseCoopers.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
489; 696 c204WA
Session
2007-08
Subjects
Child benefit Data protection Databases Personal records Lost property Security Revenue and Customs
Link
View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk