The names, addresses, ages and telephone numbers of the children were on the stick. Leicester City Council said it would not reveal the name of the nursery involved or how the stick went missing until an investigation had been completed. No date has been set for when the investigation will be complete.
"From initial information available to me it is clear there has been a serious and unacceptable breach of our protocols around data storage and data loss," said Sheila Lock, the council's chief executive.
Lock claimed the council had very strict rules around data protection and said it would be taking immediate steps to "remind everyone what these are".
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