Unencrypted!
Didn't know there were any official unencrypted laptops out there. Certainly the rules about a year or so back called for the declaration of all the unencrypted laptops to be given protection.
Oh, I forgot, if some rules were ignored why not ignore the encryption rules too after all they make access difficult.
Was it even an MOD laptop and not a private one with the incident being reported only in case the military database on a private laptop turns up in the currant bun?