Department of Health and Social Care: Theft

(asked on 9th November 2023) - View Source

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data their Department holds on the (a) number and (b) total cost of replacing (i) laptops, (ii) mobile phones, (iii) memory sticks and (iv) external hard drives that have been (A) lost and (B) stolen in the last year.


Answered by
Andrew Stephenson Portrait
Andrew Stephenson
Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
This question was answered on 22nd November 2023

The following table includes the number of lost or stolen devices in the Department in the last 12 months and the cost of replacement. The Department does not issue memory sticks or external hard drives.

Type

Number

Replacement Cost (ex-VAT)

Stolen Laptops

13

£10,728.38

Stolen Phones

14

£8,354.92

Lost Laptops

0

£0

Lost Mobile phones

6

£3,580.68

All Departmental IT is fully security encrypted. The Departmental security unit records and investigates each reported loss from the Department. If appropriate, the police are invited to undertake further inquiries. Lost and stolen phones are remotely wiped and a bar put on the SIM card. Lost and stolen laptops are remotely wiped.

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