Thousands of vulnerable children’s records ‘may be destroyed’ in coming weeks (opens original article in a new tab)

Thousands of vulnerable children's records may be destroyed as a new guardian ad litem service begins, with concerns over loss of historical data and lack of archiving plans.

• New guardian ad litem service to start June 23rd may lead to destruction of vulnerable children's records
• Current Gals must transfer only recent court reports to department, others may be destroyed
• Concerns raised by organizations about loss of historical records and lack of archiving plan
• Department states records prior to June 23rd will not be included in new systems due to legal risks
• Gals remain responsible for managing records under GDPR until June 23rd