Gov admits to losing one computer a week

Plus 36 BlackBerrys, 30 mobiles and 4 memory sticks in 1 year

21 November 2008 10:48 GMT / By Katie Scott

It has been with great glee that the Conservatives have published details showing the extent of the government's data loss.

According to the figures, one government computer a week has been going missing on average in recent months.

And then there's the 36 BlackBerrys, 30 mobile phones and 4 memory sticks that have also gone AWOL in the past year.

The worst offender was the Department of Health admitting to losing 14 computers.

Next in the list was The Department for Children, Schools and Families which lost 13.

The Department for International Development, which lost nine, said all the data had been encrypted and was secure.

The Department for Transport lost five computers and the Department of Justice four.

All of the incidents are apparently being investigated.

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