Why is that the Chancellor's fault?
2007-11-20 17:42:16 · 16 answers · asked by Phil McCracken 5 in News & Events ➔ Current Events
Alistair Darling's advice is don't panic and close your accounts, simply check your statements for unusual activity and only act if you need to.
2007-11-20 18:00:37 · update #1
The civil servant responsible from HMRC has resigned already. He accepted he was responsible.
2007-11-20 18:01:40 · update #2
This civil servant has been in various top jobs since 1969, so he was employed by successive governments of both colours.
2007-11-20 18:03:34 · update #3
I agree. I don't see why everyone says it's the government's fault. Two stupid, low-ranked (presumably low IQ too) employees failed to follow correct procedures.
2007-11-20 17:46:07 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
It's the Chancellor's fault because he is, effectively, the managing director of the Benefits Office. If it had been a public limited company the MD would have to resign because s/he would have to take ultimate responsibility. The furore from press and public would ensure that a PLC could not survive without the head being offered on a plate - why different for policitians?
What is more frightening, and less understood, is that the Benefits Office is losing about £3 billion a year, half through claimant fraud and half through inefficiency. The previous Chancellor should have resigned over that!
2007-11-20 18:32:59 · answer #2 · answered by Luke Warnes 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
By the concept of vicarious liability. The 'Idiot' was a senior Civil Servant in the Inland Revenue Department. The Minister 'Responsible' for that Department is the Chancellor of the Exchequer - Alistair Darling. Hence the calls for his resignation.
2007-11-20 17:55:05 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
I also agree, but since my details will be on that disk I would seriously like some decent advice from the Government about what to do.
True I can change banks, amend all my standing orders, direct debits etc.
What about my national insurance number and the fact that my daughters ages and addresses are on disk as well.
Absolutely fuming that some cretin has done this - I mean what an idiot.
2007-11-20 17:49:45 · answer #4 · answered by spiegy2000 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
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2016-11-12 06:58:34 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't know who's fault it is, but I think that we pay enough tax and everything else to have the minimum of quality in any service. It's just ridiculous that this could happen.
Just hope that my name or my wife's and even less my daughter's is not on that CD God knows who have it.
Really disappointed with the organisation over here.
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2007-11-20 19:52:50 · answer #6 · answered by Tim 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We get told "Don't panic" ! Other than identity and credit fraud, has anyone else worried about the fact that our children's names and addresses are on those dics? Supposing paedophiles got hold of that information?
Watch out Washington, Newcastle, there may be a lynch mob of 25 million very, very, very angry people!
EDIT: The discs were sent using TNT courier services- not the Post Office! All Child Benefit claimant's identities sare those discs!
2007-11-20 20:11:07 · answer #7 · answered by xenonvalkyrie 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
How long are we supposed to be checking our bank accounts for unusual activity? I mean the accounts could be left untouched for months, years even and then when it's all forgotten about somebody could just wipe the whole lot out.
2007-11-20 18:47:21 · answer #8 · answered by georgeygirl 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Of course it's not directly his fault but the government sets up these systems and would be the first to prosecute any individual who broke the law in a similar way so there must be some element of responsibility at the top.
2007-11-20 17:57:48 · answer #9 · answered by brainstorm 7 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Quite right. This fiasco could just as easily occurred under a Tory government.
2007-11-21 05:01:30 · answer #10 · answered by championis 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋