Bank details for 15million lost by HM Revenue & Customs

Posted on November 20, 2007 by Barry Hallam

The BBC are reporting that the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Alistair Darling, is to make a Statement to MPs about a “major operational problem” at HM Revenue & Customs later today.


This was preceded by the resignation of Paul Grey as Chairman of HMRC following reports of about the loss of taxpayers' confidential details. First a laptop with personal details of a few hundred taxpayers was stolen. Then it some computer discs disappeared on route to Standard Life which held details for thousands of people and the latest loss involves discs containing bank details of 15million child benefit recipients.

Watch this space.
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