Abuse victims access to data will be restricted, says group

ABUSE victims will be unable to obtain vital records and files as a result of Government plans to restrict the terms of the Freedom of Information Act, it was warned yesterday.

Abuse victims access to data will be restricted, says group

The disclosure prompted an Oireachtas committee to call for significant amendments to the proposed legislation.

Colm O’Gorman, director of the One In Four support group, told an Oireachtas committee that changes to the definition of personal information would result in victims being unable to access records that could validate their traumatic childhood experiences.

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