Commission of Investigation (Mother and Baby Homes and Certain Related Matters) Records, and Another Matter, Act 2020

Redaction of certain records

6. (1) A person who gave evidence or any document to the confidential committee of the Commission (in this section referred to as the ‘confidential committee’), may, not later than 6 weeks from the date on which he or she receives a notification under subsection (2), make a request in writing of the Commission to redact from that evidence or document all personal data relating to that person before that evidence or document is deposited with the specified Minister in accordance with subsection (2) of section 43 of the Act of 2004.

(2) The Commission shall make all reasonable efforts to notify every person, who gave evidence or any document to the confidential committee, of that person’s entitlement to make a request referred to in subsection (1).

(3) The Commission shall, upon receipt of a request referred to in subsection (1), redact all personal data to which that request relates from the evidence or document concerned before depositing that evidence or document with the specified Minister in accordance with subsection (2) of section 43 of the Act of 2004.

(4) This section shall not apply to the database or a related record.