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Revenue & Customs refused to omit personal data from files | Special Reports | Guardian Unlimited Politics |
 | | A Revenues & Customs official told the National Audit Office it would not filter the data of 25 million people to omit personal details because it was too costly, it was revealed today. |
 | | In a letter sent by NAO to Revenue & Customs today to confirm that they agreed on the series of events, the assistant auditor-general, Caroline Mawhood, said: "We have no evidence that the process owner for child benefit made the decision to release the data. |
 | | In the letter to the Revenue & Customs director-general, Dave Hartnett, she added: "There are lessons to be learned on both sides, especially in giving due emphasis to data security issues at all stages in the audit process". |
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