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From The Times
September 27, 2008

Thousands of RAF records stolen in raid

Kaya Burgess

Files containing the personal records of thousands of serving and former RAF staff have been stolen, the Ministry of Defence confirmed last night.

Three computer hard drives storing the information were taken last Wednesday in a raid on a high-security area at the Service Personnel and Veterans Agency at RAF Innsworth, Gloucester. The agency provides support for about 900,000 current and former RAF personnel.

The loss of the data comes in the same week as a disk containing the names and addresses of almost 11,500 teachers went missing in the post.

The Government has already come under scrutiny for its data protection procedures since the details of 25 million child benefit recipients were lost in transit by a courier almost a year ago.

Earlier this month, Jack Straw, the Justice Secretary, ordered an inquiry into the loss of a computer hard drive containing the details of up to 5,000 employees of the justice system.

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