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❓ A parliamentary question seeking a detailed breakdown of lost or stolen PCs, laptops, and tablets across departments and agencies under the Minister for Culture and the Arts; Sport and Recreation; International Education; Heritage, including information on sensitive data, reporting to police, and preventative measures. The answer refers to another question.

AnsweredQoN 1478Legislative Assembly

Asked

16 October 2024

Member

Ms L. Mettam

Portfolio

Culture and the Arts; Sport and Recreation; International Education; Heritage

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Please provide a breakdown by each Department, Agency and Government Trading Enterprise under the Minister’s control, including the Ministerial office: (a) How many PCs, laptops or tablet devices have been lost or stolen in the calendar year 2024 to date; (b) What was the total value of the devices that were lost or stolen; (c) Did any of these devices contain information that could be regarded as sensitive: (i) If yes, how many such devices contained information that could be regarded as sensitive; and (ii) Please detail the nature of the sensitive information present on each of these lost or stolen devices; (d) What steps have been taken to ensure that any commercial or sensitive information was not compromised; (e) Was the loss or theft of any of these computers reported to the police: (i) If yes, when were these reports made; (ii) Of those reported, what has been the outcome; and (iii) If any were not reported to the police, why not; (f) What steps, if any, have been put into place with a view to eliminating, or at least reducing, these losses; and (g) When were these steps put into place?