Data Protection Commission seeks answers on destruction of mother and baby homes recordings

A total of 550 people provided personal accounts to the confidential committee as part of a five-year investigation into mother and baby homes. Picture: Eddie O'Hare

The Data Protection Commissioner (DPC) has written to the Mother and Baby Homes Commission over the destruction of recordings of witness testimony.

It is understood the DPC has raised concerns with the commission and has asked it to provide the justification and legal basis for the deletion of the records.