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Solicitor Slams Bureaucracy After Requesting Family Medical History

By Drooid · Oct 10, 2026, 2:20 PM UTC · How we work

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Aaliyah, a 26-year-old trainee solicitor, requested her biological family’s medical history from Bradford Council.
She was removed from her biological parents at seven months old and later adopted.
She discovered a breast lump that doctors later confirmed was non-cancerous.
Aaliyah said the data request process was a bureaucratic hellscape that took a personal toll.

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Aaliyah, a 26-year-old trainee solicitor, requested her biological family’s medical history from Bradford Council.
She was removed from her biological parents at seven months old and later adopted.
She discovered a breast lump that doctors later confirmed was non-cancerous.
Aaliyah said the data request process was a bureaucratic hellscape that took a personal toll.