Edinburgh adoption charity fined £18,000 for shredding files

The charity estimates that less than 10% of what was destroyed contained such 'cherished items'.

An internal investigation later found that staff at the time were uneasy about shredding photographs but were told "it's got to be done".

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In 2023 a short-notice inspection from the Care Inspectorate brought the actions to light, and Birthlink reported itself to the Informational Commissioner's Office.

The regulator handed down a fine of £45,000 which was later reduced to £18,000.

Sally Anne Poole, the ICO's head of investigations, said: "The destroyed records had the potential to be an unkn