An IT security crisis was a key factor in the abrupt end of the government's Individual Learning Accounts (ILA) training scheme last November, it emerged this morning. At the time silicon.com revealed that the scheme was open to abuse as bogus . . .
An IT security crisis was a key factor in the abrupt end of the government's Individual Learning Accounts (ILA) training scheme last November, it emerged this morning. At the time silicon.com revealed that the scheme was open to abuse as bogus training companies were able to to claim money to train non-existent pupils. But today's revelations show that the problems ran even deeper than this. West Midland Police and the National Audit Office have launched an enquiry after confidential data - which could have been used to make false claims - was exposed.

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