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Council apologises after email data breach

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The council said the release of emails was a "low-risk" event

A council has apologised after a data breach saw a number of email addresses disclosed in error.

Dumfries and Galloway Council is understood to have sent the addresses out with a customer survey from its planning department.

A statement for the authority said: "We would like to reassure all concerned that this was a low-risk event and that no sensitive personal information was shared.

"The local authority has taken immediate steps to address the issue and to further strengthen our data handling procedures."

The council said that it followed the Information Commissioner's recommended assessments of risk to determine the "most appropriate course of action".

"We are confident that there is no ongoing risk to individuals, and we remain committed to upholding the highest standards of data protection and privacy," it added.

"We apologise for any concern to those affected by this."