Police and CPS 'losing sensitive data'

Sensitive details held by police and prosecutors in England are being lost because evidence is still being shared on computer discs, watchdogs say. Police and prosecution watchdogs looked at criminal justice computer systems and found the testimonies of underage and vulnerable victims and witnesses had been kept on portable discs. In one case a DVD interview of a 12-year-old sex offence victim was lost. The CPS said it and the police were reviewing their handling of such data. The joint report from HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate and HM Inspectorate of Constabulary said there was a "widespread issue" involving the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) "misplacing discs containing sensitive evidence and information".