Oliver Letwin dumps documents in park bins

[Gerald]

Cabinet Office minister Oliver Letwin has admitted dumping official paperwork in park bins near No 10. He was photographed by the Daily Mirror disposing of private letters and other papers over five days. The paper claims more than 100 were thrown away including correspondence on terrorism and national security.His office said papers were not "sensitive" but the information commissioner will look into whether data protection laws were breached.Labour have accused Mr Letwin of "cavalier" behaviour and urged Cabinet Secretary Sir Gus O'Donnell to look into whether the "strict procedures" for dealing with government documents had been broken.Mr Letwin, who is in charge of developing government policies, was seen in several separate images throwing paperwork in waste bins near Downing Street.On one occasion the West Dorset MP was photographed handing documents to a refuse collector.'Personal and confidential'The Mirror claimed one document described how Parliament's intelligence and security committee (ISC) - which examines the work of MI5 and MI6 and GCHQ - "failed to get the truth" on Britain's involvement in extraordinary rendition.

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Note: 14 October 2011 Last updated at 09:19 GMT