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In the latest lapse to come to light, HMRC admitted that it has lost a computer cartridge containing the names, postcodes and National Insurance numbers of customers of a private pensions firm after signing for the package at a centre in Wales.

HMRC said there was only a remote risk that it could lead to identity fraud due to the nature of the cartridge, but coming on the back of a string of recent security breaches, the news will come as a further embarrassment to the Government.

The incident, first reported by Independent Radio News (IRN), occurred in September at Ty Glas, in Llanishen, Wales.

Preston-based life and pensions firm Countrywide Assured sent the cartridge by courier to HMRC, but it was lost after someone at the centre signed for it.

A thorough search of the premises failed to locate the missing cartridge.

On it was data that included the names, postcodes and National Insurance numbers of people with private pensions at the firm. The value of their pension and contribution records were also listed.

The HMRC requires the data for tax purposes.

HMRC said that the loss is unlikely to pose a risk as it can only be read by an IBM mainframe computer.

But IRN reported that in a letter to customers on December 13, Countrywide Assured said: "This does not guarantee that it could not be read if it falls into the wrong hands."