The numbers of reported losses and thefts are as follows:
Department HMCS HMPS Office of Public Guardian Lost passes 2006 113 39 131 1— 2007 45 14 127 18 2008 to May No record 0 27 16 Stolen passes 2006 6 2 17 1— 2007 7 0 7 16 2008 to May 1— 2 3 2 1 No record.
Only one identity card has been reported lost or stolen in the last 24 months
It has not been possible to split all 2006 figures to show the last 24 months but figures are included for the period to May 2008. Records of card replacement for the Tribunals Service and the new HQ system do not indicate the reason.
In the Ministry of Justice, the responsibility for administering the issue and return of security passes sits with respective business areas rather than centrally. As a consequence, details for the Probation Service (whose services are administered via 42 separate business areas) could be provided only at a disproportionate cost.