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There was discussion between Charles Lister and Anita James about the thoroughness of a disclosure exercise required by the Department. Charles Lister cannot recall what was discussed.

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Charles Lister was unable to find submissions that had been sent to Lord Owen during his time in office. He concluded that they were extracted from the files, sent to the Solicitor's Division for the HIV litigation and then lost.

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Officials noted that papers kept by Private Office are discarded after a change of Government, shredded or handed back to the policy section.

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Solicitors for the claimants wrote to Anita James asking for specific documents that were identified as missing.

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The Welsh Office was contacted regarding missing documents. The documents they held were destroyed.

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John Canavan made efforts to find missing documents.

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Professor Arie Zuckerman made efforts to find missing documents.

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Charles Lister provided further documents to Anita James.

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Dr Angela Robinson made efforts to find missing documents.

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The Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service made efforts to find missing documents.

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The Scottish Government made efforts to find missing documents.

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Dr Robert Perry made efforts to find missing documents.

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In a memorandum to Anita James, Charles Lister confirmed that not all requested documents were found.

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In a response to the claimants' solicitors, the apparent destruction of the documents was described as "unusual and unsatisfactory."

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On the point of Yvonne de Sampayo being responsible the destroying of any of Dr Metters' papers, Dr Troop held that the clear out that took place was merely to make space for a new DCMO coming into the office.

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Dr Troop emphasised that the key point was understanding what went wrong so that government may learn from its mistakes going forward.

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It was suggested that Dr Metters be interviewed for his involvement in the audit process, although many, including Dr Troop found this unnecessary.

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Dr Troop emphasised that the key point was strengthening the efficiency, reliability or safety of how a system operated in a way where weaknesses were pointed out and in doing so, avoiding a "witch-hunt".

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In a diary entry from Anita James it was noted that Dr Metters left with files which were unregistered.

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Correspondence between Charles Lister and Dr Troop held that important documents pertaining to the ACVSB were missing.

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