The response to the SAR could be as simple as "We do not hold the Personal Data of the Data Subject."
Personally, I'd return any fee and explain why the SAR would not succeed, and provide guidance to the requestor. If the tragic event is very recent, I'd take advice from a trained counsellor in how I could best phrase my response.
M
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On 23 Jan 2013, at 06:47, Brenda Scourfield <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> I am in a bit of a quandry here and am asking the list for advice. DP doesn't apply to deceased persons. Adoption records have their own set of access rules.
>
> A father has made a SAR for the records of his deceased adopted child.
>
> Any advice gratefully received - or am I making this more complicated than it is ?
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