If you have to reply to the requestor at this stage perhaps you should say that you have forwarded the request to Mr X (whoever lost the docs) and that they are dealing with it. Also send a copy to Mr X so that they know what you have done and you could say it was nothing to do with you if the thing hits the whirly thing. -- Thank you and kind regards Opinions are my own and do not necessarily reflect those of my employer Rob Dawson Institutional Compliance Officer University of Chester Parkgate Road Chester CH1 4BJ [log in to unmask] Chichester House 002 Tel: 01244 392892 Fax: 01244 392821 http://www.chester.ac.uk/ Quoting "Casillas, Mojgan" <[log in to unmask]>: > What do you do when you know personal documents have been destroyed or lost > and when requested your told they are looking for them. > > Any advice? > Many thanks in advance > Mojgan > > ********************************************************************** > This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and > intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they > are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify > the system manager. > > This footnote also confirms that this email message has been swept by > MIMEsweeper for the presence of computer viruses. > > www.clearswift.com > ********************************************************************** > > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > All archives of messages are stored permanently and are > available to the world wide web community at large at > http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/data-protection.html > If you wish to leave this list please send the command > leave data-protection to [log in to unmask] > All user commands can be found at : - > http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/help/commandref.htm > Any queries about sending or receiving message please send to the list > owner > [log in to unmask] > (all commands go to [log in to unmask] not the list please) > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ All archives of messages are stored permanently and are available to the world wide web community at large at http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/data-protection.html If you wish to leave this list please send the command leave data-protection to [log in to unmask] All user commands can be found at : - http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/help/commandref.htm Any queries about sending or receiving message please send to the list owner [log in to unmask] (all commands go to [log in to unmask] not the list please) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^