Mary McGoldrick and her carer are considering moving house after an error at Glasgow City Council provided intimate records on her to an unknown inmate at HMP Barlinnie.
A disabled Glasgow woman was left scared to stay in her own house after receiving a letter from a prisoner telling her he had been sent her personal records.
"I feel sorry for the issue you're facing but I hope that with this letter you'll be able to hold social work services to account once and for all. "We can't believe that private information has been sent to someone in prison instead of us. How can that even happen? In an apology letter, an official wrote: "This occurred due to a staff member within our service unintentionally placing a letter intended for your in an envelope alongside another letter intended for and addressed to another person."As such, I would like to take this opportunity to pass on their apologies to you as well as apologise on behalf of the council for this incident and for the evident distress and concern this has caused.
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