HC Deb 24 June 1992 vol 210 cc258-9W
Miss Emma Nicholson

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what conclusions he has reached on the implications of the judgment of the European Court of Human Rights in the case of Graham Gaskin for people seeking access to personal records for which he has responsibility; and what action he intends to take.

Mr. Allan Stewart

[holding answer 22 June 1992]: A consultation exercise is currently under way to obtain the views of interested bodies about ways in which the existing legislation and practice on the subject of access to social work records might need to be modified in the light of the European Court's judgment in the Gaskin case.