❓ WA Parliamentary Question on Notice regarding lost or stolen laptops, notebooks, and palm computers within the Corrective Services portfolio for the six months leading up to June 30, 2007. The Department of Corrective Services reported two stolen notebooks, while other agencies reported none.
AnsweredQoN 2530Legislative Assembly
Asked
14 August 2007
Member
Portfolio
Corrective Services; Small Business; Minister Assisting the Minister for Federal-State Relations
QuestionView source ↗
(a) how many laptop, notebook and palm computers have been reported lost or stolen for the six months to 30 June 2007;
(b) what was the total value of the computers that were lost or stolen;
(c) did any of these computers contain information that could be regarded as sensitive;
(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;
(f) if yes to (e), when were these reports made;
(g) of those reported, what has been the outcome;
(h) if any computers that were lost or stolen were not reported to the police, why not;
(i) what steps, if any, have been put into place with a view to eliminating, or at least reducing, these losses; and
(j) when were these steps put into place?
(b) what was the total value of the computers that were lost or stolen;
(c) did any of these computers contain information that could be regarded as sensitive;
(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;
(f) if yes to (e), when were these reports made;
(g) of those reported, what has been the outcome;
(h) if any computers that were lost or stolen were not reported to the police, why not;
(i) what steps, if any, have been put into place with a view to eliminating, or at least reducing, these losses; and
(j) when were these steps put into place?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
19 September 2007
Responded by
Minister for Corrective Services; Small Business; Minister Assisting the Minister for Federal-State Relations
Response time
36 days
Ministerial Office
Please refer to question on notice #2518
Department of Corrective Services
(a) Two notebooks were stolen.
(b) $4,200 excluding GST.
(c) No.
(d) All Department notebooks have been configured with a special encrypted folder. All users of notebooks are required to use the encrypted folder for their work. Information in the encrypted folder is protected from unauthorised access and is automatically backed up into the Department's main computer network when the notebook is connected to the network.
(e) Yes.
(f) Police reports for the two stolen notebooks were made on the followingdates:
- 5 February 2007; and
- 3 May 2007.
(g) The items reported have not been recovered.
(h) Not applicable.
(i) The Department requires that stolen and lost notebooks and palm computers be reported to the Police. The Department also requires the person reporting the incident to sign a Statutory Declaration outlining the facts surrounding the loss or theft of the notebook or palm computer and for Managers to consider the degree of staff negligence involved in the loss of the item. Where it is determined that an individual was negligent, disciplinary action may proceed.
(j) Completion of Statutory Declarations and consideration of any negligence involved in the loss were introduced in December 2006.
Office of the Inspector of Custodial Services
a) The Office of the Inspector of Custodial Services has not had any laptop, notebook or palm computers reported lost or stolen for the six months to June 2007.
(b - j) Not applicable
SBDC
(a) The Small Business Development Corporation has not had any laptop, notebook or palm computers reported lost or stolen for the six months to June 2007.
(b - j) Not applicable.
Federal-State Relations
The response will be forthcoming from the Minister for Federal-State Relations
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Please refer to question on notice #2518
Department of Corrective Services
(a) Two notebooks were stolen.
(b) $4,200 excluding GST.
(c) No.
(d) All Department notebooks have been configured with a special encrypted folder. All users of notebooks are required to use the encrypted folder for their work. Information in the encrypted folder is protected from unauthorised access and is automatically backed up into the Department's main computer network when the notebook is connected to the network.
(e) Yes.
(f) Police reports for the two stolen notebooks were made on the followingdates:
- 5 February 2007; and
- 3 May 2007.
(g) The items reported have not been recovered.
(h) Not applicable.
(i) The Department requires that stolen and lost notebooks and palm computers be reported to the Police. The Department also requires the person reporting the incident to sign a Statutory Declaration outlining the facts surrounding the loss or theft of the notebook or palm computer and for Managers to consider the degree of staff negligence involved in the loss of the item. Where it is determined that an individual was negligent, disciplinary action may proceed.
(j) Completion of Statutory Declarations and consideration of any negligence involved in the loss were introduced in December 2006.
Office of the Inspector of Custodial Services
a) The Office of the Inspector of Custodial Services has not had any laptop, notebook or palm computers reported lost or stolen for the six months to June 2007.
(b - j) Not applicable
SBDC
(a) The Small Business Development Corporation has not had any laptop, notebook or palm computers reported lost or stolen for the six months to June 2007.
(b - j) Not applicable.
Federal-State Relations
The response will be forthcoming from the Minister for Federal-State Relations
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