What happens to stolen mobile phones?
• A study of 100 stolen phones showed that 18 were used on the same or another network after the theft. Three networks have yet to run the search to give a complete picture. • SIS are being commissioned to investigate the real possibility of phones being stolen for export to the Middle and Far East, where mobile phone markets are emerging. 24. Home Office input. • Legislative changes are being considered to control the duplication of IMEI numbers (currently legal and free). • Independent consultancy commissioned to research what the networks are capable of achieving to reduce crime.
