56 laptops stolen from government departments in 2007

By Julian Prokaza on Tue 22 January 2008

Laptop theftA total of 56 laptops were stolen from government departments in 2007, according to answers put to ministers in the House of Commons. 

11 laptops were stolen from local government departments in 2007, according to Department for Communities and Local Government and Parliamentary Under-Secretary Parmjit Dhanda. Worth around £800 each, the laptops were all encrypted to CESG standards – unlike the three completely unencrypted MoD laptops that have been stolen since 2005.

HM Revenue and Customs, on the other hand, reported 45 of its laptops stolen between 1 January and 28 November 2007 – 16 went missing during a break-in at an HMRC office.

In a written answer to a question put to the Chancellor of the Exchequer on 4 December 2007, Financial Secretary for HM Treasury Jane Kennedy stated the cost of replacement HMRC laptops was approximately £43,000, but would not comment on what data the laptops contained.

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