I have taken IDs and proof of addresses from propective client in order to comply with the ML legislation and client acceptance procedures before signing the engagement. For some reason there was a disagreement and no engagement is signed.
The client is now requesting all documents he has provided to us. I think we are in no legal obligation to return the copies to the client instead to destroy them completely in order to comply with the data protection regulation.
Should I return the documents or to destroy them completely. By the way, all the documents are the copies of the originals.
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The Client ?
"The Client" and "no engagement is signed"
Make your mind up.
"is now requesting all documents he has provided to us" and "all the documents are the copies of the originals"
Return the originals then, the copies are yours (to keep (just in case) I would suggest).
and your problem is?
If they were his copies in the first place, they are his. Return them.
Personally I'd make copies (of his copies) first, just in case, as a record of that which was returned.
Waste of your time
Why waste any more time on this person?
He/she is NOT a client and by the sound of things (other thread) that situation is not going to change, nor do you want it to.
Don't waste another minute wondering/worrying, just move on. If the person has asked for his copies to be returned, just either post them back or don't. It really isn't worth bothering about.