A computer memory stick containing information on a male prisoner has been found in a pub in Northern Ireland, it emerged today.
The USB device, which belonged to a Probation Board employee, was picked up by a member of the public.
As well as containing a number of music files, the personally-owned storage stick held information on one male offender.
It was handed back to the Probation Board offices in Derry last week.
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The board has launched an investigation and the offender involved has been informed about the incident.
A spokesman for the Probation Board of Northern Ireland (PBNI) said it was against policy to store such data on memory sticks.