The registry was plagued with complications like duplicate serial numbers and millions of incomplete records, Mauser reports.

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Declaring that he was unwilling to risk his reputation by releasing unverified data, he kept the incomplete records locked up securely at Greenwich.

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The US government accused Klayman of breach of contract around 2008, for reasons masked by incomplete records, and ultimately reached an out-of-court settlement with Klayman.

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Muller acknowledged that many of the stations produced incomplete temperature records and had poor quality control.

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The regulator also highlighted assessments that had missed vital information, such as a diagnosis of diabetes, and care records that were incomplete, meaning problems such as pressure ulcers could be missed by carers.

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But information in the national background check system is incomplete, particularly involving mental health records, investigations have found.

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The report said the reviews identified records for people whose names should not have been on the watch list, and some watch list records were found to be inaccurate or incomplete.

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The college records total more than 200 pages, but they're incomplete, university officials say, citing the file's age.

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