MI6 Building Plans Go Missing During Renovation Work

Floor plans of MI6's central London headquarters were lost by building contractors during a refurbishment.

Daily Mail: MI6 building plans go missing: Construction giant Balfour Beatty is sacked from refurbishment of Secret Service headquarters after major security breach saw layout and alarm details lost

* Balfour Beatty was let go after more than 100 blueprints went missing from MI6
* They included details about the layout of new building and alarm systems
* Building in Vauxhall Cross, London, is famous for being in James Bond films

A top construction firm was sacked from its refurbishment of the MI6 headquarters after a major security breach, it was reported last night.

Balfour Beatty was axed from the project after more than 100 blueprints outlining layouts and alarm systems went missing from the home of the Secret Intelligence Service.

The building, at Vauxhall Cross in south London, is famed for its appearance in several James Bond films.

Access to the sensitive papers was limited to supervisors and there were approximately 40 staff sub-contracted to the project, The Sun reported.

So serious was the security lapse that when the alarm was raised staff workers were not allowed to leave.

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WNU Editor: Someone screwed up big time.

MI6 Building Plans Go Missing During Renovation Work

MI6 floor plans lost by building contractor -- BBC
Plans of MI6 building 'lost during renovation work' -- The Telegraph
Top secret MI6 papers revealing blueprints of spy HQ VANISH as it’s warned documents will be ‘gold dust’ for criminals -- The SUN