Over a hundred and thirty local councils have lost or had private data stolen since 2008 - including North Somerset, according to campaign group Brother Watch.

Their report says notebooks containing confidential information about a child protection meeting are among documents lost by North Somerset Council - while copies of a serious social care case review and a letter were sent to the wrong people.

The authority says in such cases they've 'taken immediate action to limit potential problems and contacted the families concerned', and that they 'take data security very seriously'.