Data Protection Commissioner raised repeated concerns with Mother and Baby Home Commission

The graveyard at the former mother and baby home at Bessborough, Cork. There are now questions over the handling of sensitive survivor testimony and delays in responding to queries
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The Data Protection Commissioner (DPC) wrote repeatedly to the Mother and Baby Home Commission raising concerns about the handling of sensitive survivor testimony and delays in responding to queries.

The DPC said it was “disappointed” that the commission had not quickly responded to one of its letters and warned that failure to respond to its concerns could be a breach of their duty of co-operation under data regulations.