{"id":4045,"date":"2019-10-23T11:14:42","date_gmt":"2019-10-23T10:14:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dataleaklawyers.co.uk\/blog\/?p=4045"},"modified":"2019-10-23T11:14:42","modified_gmt":"2019-10-23T10:14:42","slug":"bolton-school-data-loss-worrying-incident","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dataleaklawyers.co.uk\/blog\/bolton-school-data-loss-worrying-incident","title":{"rendered":"Bolton school data loss worrying incident"},"content":{"rendered":"

This month\u2019s news about the Bolton school data loss incident is incredibly worrying to hear about, especially given how vulnerable data in the wrong hands can be.<\/p>\n

Although the document containing the pupils\u2019 data has been reported as missing, and it may be the case that it has been lost forever or disposed of, there remains the risk that it could fall – or already has fallen – into the wrong hands.<\/p>\n

As expert data leak lawyers, we\u2019ve helped a lot of people with school data breach compensation claims over the years we\u2019ve been fighting for justice. When it comes to vulnerable persons like children, any data incident can lead to significant distress suffered by the victims and their families.<\/p>\n

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About the Bolton school data loss incident<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The Bolton school data loss incident actually involved the Bolton NHS Foundation Trust. It\u2019s understood that the Trust has launched an internal investigation after it was discovered that a document containing pupils\u2019 information has been \u201cmisplaced\u201d.<\/p>\n

The missing document is reported to have contained the information for 425 pupils, and contained data that included:<\/p>\n