Norfolk County Council recorded 923 data breaches in its Children's Services department between 2022 and 2025.

The council has claimed the vast majority of incidents involved emails being sent to the wrong recipient and were "low risk and dealt with quickly".

An aerial view of County Hall (Image: Mike Page)

However, the scale of the breaches - averaging nearly five a week - raises fresh questions about how effectively the council is protecting sensitive data.

When a breach occurs, the council is required to report it to the Information........

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