If there is no means provided to recover goods that are 'confiscated' at security then surely this is theft? Theft by the security organisations of property held by passengers? In my own case I have only lost a set of electricians screwdrivers (tiny ones used to maintain the integrity of my specs) and a corkscrew carried through by mistake, but surely we must have some right to get our property back at some stage instead of it being sold off and lining some stranger's pockets?