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Green dream fuels shift in Whitehall
News Two government departments - Her Majesty's Revenue & Customs (HMRC) and the Highways Agency showcased their environmental credentials at the Green IT 08 event. Plumpton added the HA was in talks with sat-nav providers about allowing drivers to... [09 May 2008]
600 HMRC workers caught snooping
News The government faced condemnation after it emerged that 600 staff at Her Majesty's Revenue & Customs (HMRC) have been disciplined for snooping on personal data. She said in her written answer: "HMRC has a strict policy forbidding staff to access... [01 May 2008]
ICO: HMRC breach - where were the tech safeguards?
News The loss by Her Majesty's Revenue & Customs (HMRC) of two password-protected CDs containing 25 million personal details of those who claim and receive child benefit was a major blow for privacy, according to assistant information commissioner... [23 Nov 2007]
Editor's Blog: Missing data, missing brains
Comment The fallout from the loss of sensitive data held by Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs on 25 million people is only just beginning to be felt. The argument goes something like this: imagine what catastrophes they would be able to engineer if we... [21 Nov 2007]
How did 25 million records get 'lost in the post'?
News The loss by Her Majesty's Revenue & Customs (HMRC) of two CDs crammed with sensitive data is now being seen as the UK's biggest ever data breach. The timeline of events shows the National Audit Office (NAO) requested the National Insurance numbers... [21 Nov 2007]
Hewitt gives government data to business
News The proposal also calls for the establishment of a regulatory body to oversee the role of Her Majesty's Stationery Office, and instructs all government departments to speed up work on their information asset registers, which will link into the... [07 Sep 2000]
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