The Ministry of Justice in the UK has confirmed media reports that four discs containing court materials have disappeared. The discs contained personal information on victims and witnesses, the MoJ admitted.
According to a statement from HM Inspectorate of Court Administration: “They were sent recorded delivery. Ministers and the information commissioner were notified immediately it was recognised that personal data had been lost.”
UK newspaper, The Daily Mail reported that the discs also contained details on at lest 55 defendants and other data not normally released in open court.
