A filing system containing 25,000 pension personnel files left unlocked; two crates with payroll information left in a hallway; and files with P45, pension, and payment data left open on top of a filing cabinet.  These are some of the situations which the National State Services Office’s (NSSO) internal audit team identified during inspection of offices as part of its last two data protection audits, released to The Currency under freedom of information rules.  Concerns over gaps in implementation of the agency’s clean-desk policy were raised in both audits finalised in 2024 and 2025. The policy requires employees to clear…

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