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201507927 · Prisons › personal property · Decision date: 01 March 2017
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Summary

Mr C complained that his lost property claim was not appropriately investigated. During our initial investigations we found some discrepancies in the claim correspondence and associated evidence. We therefore asked the Scottish Prison Service to reconsider the claim in the first instance.

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