Sadly not the first time, although I do not recall other departments releasing such information.
Best of all was this debacle in 2007:Link:http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/7104945.stmPrime Minister Gordon Brown has said he "profoundly regrets" the loss of 25 million child benefit records....includes names, dates of birth, bank and address details...
Senior civil servants stated the HMRC data loss had a greater impact on public confidence in the state than the Iraqi WMD furore.
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