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Departmental Theft

Volume 508: debated on Tuesday 6 April 2010

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what steps the Department is taking to deter theft from within the Department. (322650)

The Home Office has effective security arrangements in place to guard against theft. A range of measures to deter, prevent and detect theft are an integral feature of the Department’s broader security risk mitigation measures. These controls reflect the minimum standards set out in the HMG Security Policy Framework (SPF), issued by the Cabinet Office and available online at:

www.cabinet-office.gov.uk/spf.aspx

It would not be appropriate to provide details of specific measures as to do so would undermine their effectiveness.