The HMRC seems strangely confident that the missing CDs are still "on Government property". I say 'strangely' in that, from the information made public so far, the last sighting appears to have been when they were consigned to a commercial parcel carrier.
As you may remember from a previous post, the business of designing a system so you can reliably spot stolen records once they're out in the wild is by no means a simple one. With that in mind, I wonder what forensic measures the authorities are currently relying on.
I've done my bit. As far as I can see, the disks are not yet up for sale on eBay.
There's also, of course, the possibility that they have been found, but not by anyone ill-intentioned... but I suppose a reward can't be offered without rather undermining the 'still on Government property' assertion.


