Bank of England under fire for tech 'disaster'

THE Bank of England has come under fire after losing hundreds of tech devices worth nearly £300,000.

- SAMUEL NORMAN

Figures seen by City AM reveal the Bank of England lost or had stolen over 300 laptops, tablets and phones between May 2022 and March 2025.

Patrick Sullivan, chief executive of think tank Parliament Street, said: “The Bank of England is blundering towards a major security disaster.”

Laptops were the most common loss with 30 in the last year, topping £30,000 in value.