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10/04/2013
BBC Have Lost Or Had Stolen £750,000 Worth Of Equipment
A Freedom of Information request has revealed around £750,000 worth of BBC equipment is either lost of stolen, with a marked rise in 2012.
Some 399 laptops, worth £598,500, have been ost of stolen since 2010. Alongside this 347 mobiles worth up to £104,100, and 39 tablets at £58,500 are also unaccounted for.
There was also a notably increase in the number of misplaced item, with laptops now standing at 350 in 2012, up from 259 in 2011.
According to the Guardian, the BBC separately confirmed that 170 corporation-issued laptops and tablet devices were lost or stolen in 2012 – costing the licence-fee payer £255,000, or the equivalent of 1,752 annual licence fees at £145.50 per household.
"We are very mindful that this equipment is paid for from the licence fee and we make every effort to keep theft and loss to a minimum," said a BBC spokesman. "The BBC has implemented a number of measures to reduce the level of crime."
(H/CD)
Some 399 laptops, worth £598,500, have been ost of stolen since 2010. Alongside this 347 mobiles worth up to £104,100, and 39 tablets at £58,500 are also unaccounted for.
There was also a notably increase in the number of misplaced item, with laptops now standing at 350 in 2012, up from 259 in 2011.
According to the Guardian, the BBC separately confirmed that 170 corporation-issued laptops and tablet devices were lost or stolen in 2012 – costing the licence-fee payer £255,000, or the equivalent of 1,752 annual licence fees at £145.50 per household.
"We are very mindful that this equipment is paid for from the licence fee and we make every effort to keep theft and loss to a minimum," said a BBC spokesman. "The BBC has implemented a number of measures to reduce the level of crime."
(H/CD)
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