Kelly said that the Information Commissioner's Office in the U.K. She added that the disk had been formatted specifically for Pearson systems "and, as such, is not readily usable or accessible by third parties." "The lost hard disk did not contain bank account and credit card details, driving license, or national insurance numbers," said Kelly. The lost details included names, postal addresses, e-mail addresses, and telephone numbers of people who participated in the test between September 2004 and April this year.
"The hard-disk drive contained the records of just over 3 million candidates for the driving theory test." Pearson Driving Assessments, a private contractor for the Driving Standards Agency, informed the agency that "a hard disk had gone missing from its secure facility in Iowa City, Iowa," said Kelly. Britain's Driving Standards Agency, which administers exams for drivers and driving instructors, has admitted losing details relevant to more than 3 million candidates for driver's-license testing.Īs part of a speech to Parliament on Monday, transportation minister Ruth Kelly said that the details had been lost by a third-party contractor, Pearson Driving Assessments, in May of this year.
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