Subject: RE: SAR25/26 - 671/Redress - DSAR Request Mark Johnston.
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Date: Wed, 21 Jan 2026 16:18:14 +0000

Our Ref: SAR25/26 – 671/Redress

Dear Michelle,

SUBJECT ACCESS REQUEST

I am writing to you regarding your email dated 17 December making a request for your personal information. I apologise for the delay in providing you with a response.

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 you. 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.

Kind regards,

Alan Shaw
Information Assurance and Data Protection Advisor

Information Assurance and Data Protection branch
Digital Citizens Unit | Digital Directorate | Scottish Government

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From: Michelle Sherratt <[email-masked]>
Sent: 17 December 2025 12:12
To: NRS : Data Protection <[email-masked]>; Data protection and information assets Mailbox <[email-masked]>; GL Archives <[email-masked]>; Data Protection (SW) <[email-masked]>
Cc: DSAR-ATMR <[email-masked]>; Support - Aiker Legal <[email-masked]>
Subject: SAR25/26 - 671/Redress - DSAR Request Mark Johnston.

To whom it may concern

We are 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.

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

Please see details below:
Client: ​Mark William Johnston
Date of Birth: 20th of June 1982
Address: 77 Winifred Street, Kirkaldy fife KY2 5SS
Previous name: None
Mother’s name: Janice Johnston Young
Father’s name: Thomas Johnston
Siblings: Kevin Johnston DOB: 02/02/78. Claire Johnston DOB: 01/05/81
Address before care or area lived:  Kirkaldy
Approximate Dates in Care:​​ 8 - 12 years.
Institution: Ovenstone Residential School - Pittenweem
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

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