The HSE expressed repeated concerns that the past actions of Bessborough
adoption agency meant it had to be indemnified against any legal action
taken by people seeking their records. The concerns were raised throughout 2009 and 2010, in material released
under Freedom of Information Act, as the Sisters of the Sacred Hearts of
Jesus and Mary prepared to cease operating Bessborough as an adoption
agency and transfer some 15,000-plus files to the HSE.
An undated memo of a meeting the HSE held with the management group from the religious order notes its desire to “manage liability for past Bessboro responsibility and ongoing re their activities as an adoption agency when and if it arises”.
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An undated memo of a meeting the HSE held with the management group from the religious order notes its desire to “manage liability for past Bessboro responsibility and ongoing re their activities as an adoption agency when and if it arises”.
http://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/hse-fear-of-legal-threat-at-bessborough-nuns-past-actions-374560.html