Subject: RE: SAR25/26 - 517/Redress - NRS-DP-2025-1091 - Final response
From: <[email-masked]>
To: <[email-masked]>
Cc: <[email-masked]>, <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 9 Dec 2025 12:50:06 +0000

Our Ref: SAR25/26 - 517/Redress

Dear Ms Sherratt

SUBJECT ACCESS REQUEST

I am writing to you regarding your letter dated 27 November 2025, making a request for personal information on behalf of your client, Valerie McAlpine.

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

Eva

Eva Jacob | Information Assurance and Data Protection Branch
Digital Citizens Unit | Digital Directorate | Scottish Government

[Digital_Scotland_Pos]

From: Eva Jacob <[email-masked]> On Behalf Of Data protection and information assets Mailbox
Sent: 05 December 2025 08:57
To: Michelle Sherratt <[email-masked]>
Cc: NRS : Data Protection <[email-masked]>; Data protection and information assets Mailbox <[email-masked]>
Subject: RE: SAR25/26 - 517/Redress - NRS-DP-2025-1091 - Interim response

Our Ref: SAR25/26 - 517/Redress

Dear Ms Sherratt

SUBJECT ACCESS REQUEST

I am writing to you regarding your letter dated 27 November 2025, making a request for personal information on behalf of your client, Valerie McAlpine.

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 within the Children's Rights Protection and Justice division based on the information you have provided. However, I await search results from the Youth Justice division and I will respond fully once I have the return.

Yours faithfully

Eva

Eva Jacob | Information Assurance and Data Protection Branch
Digital Citizens Unit | Digital Directorate | Scottish Government

[Digital_Scotland_Pos]

From: Michelle Sherratt
Sent: 28 November 2025 11:18
To: Data protection and information assets Mailbox
Subject: Re: SAR25/26 - 517/Redress - NRS-DP-2025-1091 - Photo ID received

Good Morning.

Thank you for your email.

Please see attached the required proof of identity.

If I can be of any further assistance, please do get in touch.

Kind Regards

Michelle Sherratt
Aiker Legal

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From: [email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]> <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>> on behalf of [email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]> <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>
Sent: 28 November 2025 11:05 AM
To: Michelle Sherratt <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>
Cc: Support - Aiker Legal <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>; DSAR-ATMR <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>; [email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]> <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>
Subject: SAR25/26 - 517/Redress - NRS-DP-2025-1091 - Acknowledgement

Our Ref: SAR25/26 - 517/Redress

Dear Ms Sherratt

SUBJECT ACCESS REQUEST

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

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.

In order for us to proceed we require proof of identity, for example a copy or scan of your client’s passport, driving license or other photo ID card.

Please return this to [email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>. Your request will be closed in 40 days if we do not receive this proof of identity.

The one calendar month period allowed for response to your request will continue on receipt of this information.

Yours sincerely

Eva

Eva Jacob | Information Assurance and Data Protection Branch

Digital Citizens Unit | Digital Directorate | Scottish Government

[Digital_Scotland_Pos]

From: Michelle Sherratt <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>
Sent: 27 November 2025 11:58
To: [email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>; NRS : Data Protection <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>
Cc: Support - Aiker Legal <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>; DSAR-ATMR <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>
Subject: DSAR Request for Valerie McAlpine

To whom it may concern

I am writing to make a Data Subject Access Request under the UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018. As part of our client’s application to the Redress Scheme Scotland.

I request access to records that you hold for our client.

Please see details below:

Client: ​​Valerie McAlpine

Date of Birth: 07/11/73

Previous name: Not Applicable

Mother’s name: Alexis Evans (maiden name)

Father’s name: ​​Peter McAlpine

Siblings: Ian McAlpine 02/03/75. Younger Siblings are Karen Gillian, Adam Kyle. Unsure of their DOB's.

Address before care or area lived:49 Blairmore Road, Greenock, PA15 3JT and 7 Dorset Road, Greenock PA16 0LL

Approximate Dates in Care:​​ 1986 - 1991

Institutions: Client believes she was sent to Cardross Children's Centre.

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,

Michelle Sherratt

Aiker Legal

Aiker Legal Ltd

4a Edison Court, Elice Way,

Technology Park,

Wrexham,

LL13 7YT

0203 004 6549

www.aikerlegal.org<http://www.aikerlegal.org/>

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