Home Office loses data on thousands of criminals

Personal details relating to thousands of criminals have been lost in the latest in a line of Government data blunders, it emerged tonight.

Thu, 21 Aug, 2008 - 23:05

Personal details relating to thousands of criminals have been lost in the latest in a line of Government data blunders, it emerged tonight.

The Home Office said a computer memory stick containing information on around 10,000 prolific offenders had been lost by a contractor.

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