It was reported yesterday that two CDs containing details of 25 million child benefit records have been lost in transit. These records had personal bank details, addresses, dates of birth and even ages of people in the family.
Today, during PMQs, Gordon Brown apologised for the "inconvenience and worries" that the mistake caused, and that he "profoundly regrets" what has happened.
As for where to place the blame, here are my suggestions. Firstly, the civil servant who mailed off the discs without recording the delivery. And what about TNT, the delivery company entrusted with the safe transit of the items?
It's been quite a bad week for the Treasury; first the Northern Rock situation, and then this crisis. But is you are worried about the data disaster, the HMRC will be sending letters to people concerned telling them what to do.
I just hope that they don't get lost in the post!
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