HMRC have lost the whole child benefit database containing name, address, personal details and bank account details after they sent cd's by post from northeast to london. They advise all bank account customers to check statements for unusual activity and to inform the bank immediately. The stress not to give out personal details to avout fraudulent use. We can obviously rely on the gov to provide this. The gov assures us that the id database will of course not be prone to this sort of fiasco. Do they honestly expect us to believe this?
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16 years ago