Have a look at where this was discussed in the context of FOI. There have been a number of cases - mainly access to hospital records where the daughter or son had died and an estranged parent sought access.
C
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Subject: [data-protection] Deceased correspondence
A discussion for a another quiet Friday.
All views appreciated.
After a person dies, does any confidentiality apply to their private
correspondence?
To provide some limitation in that - items in transit and not
delivered to them whilst they were alive.
Do any such items 'belong' to the estate, or to the 'originator'?
Ian W
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