Subject: RE: SAR25/26 - 654/Redress - NRS-DP-2025-1207 - Interim response
From: <[email-masked]>
To: <[email-masked]>
Cc: <[email-masked]>, <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2026 14:59:48 +0000

Our Ref:    SAR25/26 - 654/Redress

Dear Sirs

SUBJECT ACCESS REQUEST

I am writing to you regarding your letter dated 15 December 2025, making a request for personal information on behalf of your client, John McAllister.

The Scottish Government do not hold all files in relation to all schools and residential homes and as a result of our searches, I can confirm that we have been unable to locate any documentation within the Children's Rights Protection and Justice division based on the information you have provided.  However, I await search results from the Youth Justice division and I will respond fully once I have the return.

Yours faithfully

Eva

Eva Jacob | Information Assurance and Data Protection Branch
Digital Citizens Unit | Digital Directorate | Scottish Government

[Digital_Scotland_Pos]

From: Eva Jacob <[email-masked]> On Behalf Of Data protection and information assets Mailbox
Sent: 19 December 2025 10:06
To: DSAR-ATMR <[email-masked]>
Cc: NRS : Data Protection <[email-masked]>; Data protection and information assets Mailbox <[email-masked]>
Subject: SAR25/26 - 654/Redress - NRS-DP-2025-1207 - Acknowledgement

Our Ref:   SAR25/26 - 654/Redress

Dear Sirs

SUBJECT ACCESS REQUEST

I refer to your letter to National Records Scotland requesting a search of records in relation to your client, John McAllister.

NRS have passed your request to the Information Assurance and Data Protection team at the Scottish Government to enable a search of records held by the Directorate for Children and Families to be conducted.

All personal information will be accessible to you unless that information is covered by an exemption under data protection laws. In carrying out your request information will be shared with relevant business areas where necessary to ensure a complete return.

The one calendar month period allowed for response to your request will expire on 15 January 2026.

Yours faithfully

Eva

Eva Jacob | Information Assurance and Data Protection Branch
Digital Citizens Unit | Digital Directorate | Scottish Government

[Digital_Scotland_Pos]

From: DSAR-ATMR <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>
Sent: 15 December 2025 08:14
To: Data Protection Officer <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>; NRS : Data Protection <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>; SPS Subject Access Requests <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>; [email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>
Subject: Data Subject Access Request - John Mcallister

Dear Sirs
Client:  John Mcallister (Known as Johnny)
Date of Birth:  19/05/1958
[Previous Names (if applicable):  Not Applicable
Mother’s name (including any maiden name):  Helena Mills Mcallister
Father’s name:   John Mcallister
Siblings:   Caroline Mcallister, Marianne Mcallister, Alexis Piper - 1968 (DOB’s Unknown)
Address before care or area lived:  35 Braemar Square, Ayr, KA8 9RJ
We refer to the above and confirm we are instructed in respect of a Redress Scheme application.
Please be advised that we are writing to the you in order to obtain the following information. As part of our client’s application to the Redress Scheme Scotland, he advised us that he was within:-
Approximate Dates in Care:​​ 1974 to 1976      - sentenced at Ayr Sherriff Court in 1974 approx
Institution(s):   Client believes he was sent to Longriggend, Glenochils Young Offenders, Borstal - Polmont
We are seeking to obtain records confirming this in support of his application to the Redress Scheme.
Please find attached a signed mandate on behalf of our client authorising the release of this information. If you require any further information, please do not hesitate to contact our office.

Yours faithfully,

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