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The ICO's Birthlink Fine: Accountability, Integrity, and the 'Public Sector Approach' (?)
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Last week, the ICO fined Scottish charity Birthlink £18,000 for destroying around 4,800 adoption records. In this video, Rob explains why this is such an interesting case.
Birthlink is an Edinburgh-based charity that maintains the Adoption Contact Register for Scotland. It provides specialised support for people involved in adoptions.
At the heart of this case are the "linked records": Manual paper files created when a successful link had been made between individuals on the adoption contact register.
The linked records included original birth certificates, handwritten…
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