Transport written question – answered at on 7 July 2008.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many departmental identity cards or departmental passes have been reported lost or stolen by staff in (a) her Department and (b) each of its executive agencies in the last 24 months.
The Department for Transport includes seven agencies, a shared service centre and the central Department, with a total staff of over 19,000.
For the central Department the number of staff passes recorded as replaced in the last 24 months is 879. The records kept do not distinguish between cards replaced due to loss or theft and those replaced for other reasons. Lost or stolen passes are estimated to account for approximately 45 per cent. of all replacement passes issued.
For the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency the number of staff passes recorded as lost or stolen in the last 24 months is 195. This figure includes staff passes for the DfT Shared Service Centre.
For the Highways Agency the number of staff passes recorded as lost or stolen in the last 24 months is 139.
For the Government Car and Despatch Agency the number of staff passes reported as lost or stolen in the last 24 months is 11.
The Vehicle Certification Agency have recorded that no staff passes were lost or stolen in the last 24 months.
The Vehicle Operator Services Agency, the Driving Standards Agency and the Maritime and Coastguard Agency do not centrally record the number of staff passes reported as lost or stolen as cases are dealt with individually and not recorded in an aggregated form. To collect this information would incur disproportionate costs.
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