HMRC lost nearly 50% more devices in 2022, nearly 2,000 missing since 2017

IT device losses at HMRC increased by nearly 50% in the space of a year, according to Freedom of Information Act (FOI) requests submitted in 2022.  

Statistics released under the FOI act show that between September 2021 and 2022, HMRC declared 635 lost and stolen devices.  

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