Avon and Somerset Police and North Somerset Council both claim spending out on tablet computers for staff will save money in the long run.

The Force is looking at buying specialist Toughbooks for all its officers, at a total of one-point-six million pounds - despite needing to make savings of forty million.

They say it'll help staff and victims.

Meanwhile, Nailsea Councillor Jeremy Blatchford - who's also in charge of Children's Services - reckons it would save on printing if every one had their own iPad.

The authority says it's not made a decision but is always looking at the most cost effective ways to distrbute information.