Subject: RE: Data Protection (DP) - SAR25/26 - 397/Redress - NRS-DP-2025-966
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To: <[email-masked]>
Cc: <[email-masked]>, <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 28 Nov 2025 11:02:24 +0000

Your Ref: NA
Our Ref: SAR25/26 - 397/Redress

Dear Sir/Madame,

SUBJECT ACCESS REQUEST

I am writing to you regarding your email dated 30 October 2025, making a request for personal information on behalf of your client, Elizabeth Anderson (Geddes).

The Scottish Government do not hold all files in relation to all schools and residential homes and as a result of our searches, I can confirm that we have been unable to locate any documentation based on the information you have provided.

I appreciate that this will be disappointing for your client. However, National Records Scotland will respond to you directly to inform you of the results of the search of their records and may be also in the position to provide details of other public bodies who may hold information relating to your request.

If you are not happy with this outcome and wish to make a complaint, please contact the Scottish Government’s Data Protection Officer in the first instance

Data Protection Officer
Victoria Quay
EH6 6QQ
[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>

If, following this review, you still have concerns about the way your data has been handled you can write to the UK Information Commissioner’s Office – the regulator for data protection in the UK – at the following address:

Information Commissioner’s Office
Wycliffe House Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF
Tel: 0303 123 1113 (local rate) or 01625 545 745

You may also find their website http://www.ico.org.uk/ a useful source of information.

Yours sincerely

Linda

Linda Martin | Information Assurance and Data Protection Branch
Digital Citizens Unit | Digital Directorate | Scottish Government
M1 Spur | Saughton House | Broomhouse Drive | Edinburgh | EH11 3XD

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From: Linda Martin <[email-masked]> On Behalf Of Data protection and information assets Mailbox
Sent: 30 October 2025 14:16
To: [email-masked]
Cc: Data protection and information assets Mailbox <[email-masked]>; NRS : Data Protection <[email-masked]>
Subject: Data Protection (DP) - SAR25/26 - 397/Redress - NRS-DP-2025-966 - Raymond Baker - Request - 30 October 2025

Your Ref: NA
Our Ref:   SAR25/26 - 397/Redress

Dear Sir/Madame

SUBJECT ACCESS REQUEST

I refer to your letter to National Records Scotland requesting a search of records in relation to your client, Elizabeth Anderson.

NRS have passed your request to the Information Assurance and Data Protection team at the Scottish Government to enable a search of records held by the Directorate for Children and Families to be conducted.

Please provide the details of the residential homes in West Dunbartonshire, as we will need these to ensure a full search is carried out.

All personal information will be accessible to you unless that information is covered by an exemption under data protection laws. In carrying out your request information will be shared with relevant business areas where necessary to ensure a complete return.

The one calendar month period allowed for response to your request will expire on 28 November 2025.

Yours sincerely

Linda

Linda Martin | Information Assurance and Data Protection Branch
Digital Citizens Unit | Digital Directorate | Scottish Government
M1 Spur | Saughton House | Broomhouse Drive | Edinburgh | EH11 3XD

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Please note my workings days are Thursday and Friday

From: DSAR-ATMR <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>
Sent: 30 October 2025 07:30
To: NRS : Data Protection <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>; Data Protection (SW) <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>; [email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>; [email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>
Subject: Data Subject Access Request - Elizabeth Anderson 15/02/1978

Dear Sirs
Client: Elizabeth Anderson
Date of Birth: 15/02/1973
Previous Names (if applicable): Elizabeth Geddes
Mother’s name (including any maiden name): Catherine Buchanan
Father’s name: William Lang (Birth Father)  Joseph Geddes (Stepfather)
Siblings: Joanne, William, Joseph (DOB’s unknown)
Address before care or area lived: Born in Scotland, moved to South Africa with parents, returned to scotland by British Embassy under Castlemilk Social Work to live with foster parents in Castlemilk area of Glasgow due to neglect/family breakdown

We refer to the above and confirm we are instructed in respect of a Redress Scheme application.
Please be advised that we are writing to the you in order to obtain the following information. As part of our client’s application to the Redress Scheme Scotland, he advised us that he was within:-
Approximate Dates in Care:​​ 1981
Institution(s):  Client was sent to Foster Care in Castlemilk & Cumbernauld areas and also in residential homes West Dumbartonshire
We are seeking to obtain records confirming this in support of his application to the Redress Scheme.
Please find attached a signed mandate on behalf of our client authorising the release of this information. If you require any further information, please do not hesitate to contact our office.

Yours faithfully,

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