§ Mr. LawsTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many Inland Revenue computers have been(a) lost and (b) stolen in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement. [91718]
§ Dawn PrimaroloThe following totals of PCs and Laptops that have either been lost or stolen come from the Inland Revenue's Security Incident Reporting database.
Laptop PCs Lost Stolen Lost Stolen Total 1998 1 6 0 26 33 1999 0 29 0 51 80 2000 3 43 0 56 102 2001 3 56 0 201 260 2002 2 32 0 52 86 Total 9 166 0 386 561 The Inland Revenue operates a proactive security risk management system. All office managers are required to carry out regular security reviews of their buildings and report annually through line management to the Chairman of the Board. The Department has it's own team security advisors to assist managers and audit the process.