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Woman who claims she was abused in State care brings action against DPC
Summary
A woman in her twenties, who was in State care from age three until 18, has brought a High Court challenge against the Data Protection Commission (DPC) over its handling of her complaint about the Child and Family Agency (CFA). She alleges that while in a foster placement over 15 years ago she was raped, sexually abused, physically assaulted, emotionally abused and verbally intimidated by an older male foster child, leaving her with lifelong emotional scars. She sued the CFA for negligence and sought its social work file via a Freedom of Information request, but claims the CFA provided only parts of the file with excessive redaction. In July 2020 she complained to the DPC, expecting a prompt decision, but after 15 months she had not received any update.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Woman who claims she was abused in State care brings action against DPC. Procedural stage: hearing_or_decision
When:
- July 2020 Hearing Or Sentence
- 2021-11-02 Publication
Places mentioned
- High Court
- The High Court
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