Cabinet Office: Mobile Phones
The question
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his stolen phone was a Government device; and whether official Government information was held on that phone when it was stolen.
Answered by Chris Ward
In answer to the question, it has been confirmed that the Cabinet Minister’s stolen phone was a personal device and not a Government device.
In addition the policy for using non-corporate communication channels (e.g. WhatsApp, private email, SMS) for government business, may be found here:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/non-corporate-communication-channels-for-government-business
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