Re: One wonders...
Nope.Theft Act 1968 :: A person is guilty of theft if he dishonestly appropriates property belonging to another with the intention of permanently depriving the other of it
Just because you cannot have it now does not make it theft, especially as they have stated to email in and things will be sent out.
Locking the offices until the auditors get in to catalogue everything is standard practice, especially when aggrieved people might think taking a the company laptop home is a good hostage for their bonus/wages etc
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