The Children Act 2004 Information Database (England) Regulations 2007

Regulation 4

SCHEDULE 1 Information to be included in the database

1.  The person’s name (including any former name).

2.  As respects the person’s address or whereabouts—

(a) his current address;

(b) if, at any time, there is no known current address for the person, his last-known address;

(c) a statement that there is no known address for the person; or

(d) where the person has ceased to be ordinarily resident in England, a statement that a Schedule 4 or Schedule 5 body—

(i) has information that the person intends to return to England within a period of three years from the date on which that body considers that the person ceased to be ordinarily resident in England;

(ii) has information that the person does not intend to return to England within a period of three years from the date on which that body considers that the person ceased to be ordinarily resident in England; or

(iii) does not have any information as to whether the person does or does not intend to return to England.

3.  The person’s gender, or if the person’s gender has not been specified, a statement to that effect.

4.  The person’s date of birth.

5.  Such number as is used to identify the person in the database.

6.  The name and contact details—

(a) in the case of a child, of any person with parental responsibility for the child or who has care of the child at any time; or

(b) in the case of a participating young person, of any person who has care of him at any time.

7.—(1) Where the person is attending an educational institution, the name and contact details of the institution, the date on which the person started attending the institution and (where applicable) the date on which he ceased attending.

(2) Where the person is receiving education otherwise than at an educational institution, the name and contact details of a person or body providing such education, the date on which such education started and (where applicable) the date on which it ended.

8.—(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2), the name and contact details of any person providing primary medical services under Part 1 of the National Health Service Act 2006(1) (promotion and provision of the health service in England) to the person.

(2) Where the primary medical services comprise only a sensitive service, sub-paragraph (1) shall not apply and paragraph 9 applies.

9.  In relation to any specialist or targeted service which is, or has been, provided to the person by or on behalf of a Schedule 4 or Schedule 5 body—

(a) the name and contact details of the person providing the service; and

(b) where the service is a sensitive service, a statement that a sensitive service is being or has been provided.

10.  Where a Schedule 4 or Schedule 5 body has undertaken an assessment of the person under the system known as the Common Assessment Framework(2)—

(a) the name and contact details of the person who has undertaken the assessment;

(b) the date on which the assessment was undertaken, and

(c) the date on which actions arising from the assessment are considered completed.

11.  The name and contact details of the person’s health visitor (if any).

12.  The name and contact details of the person’s school nurse (if any).

13.  Where the person has not attained the age of one, the name and contact details of the person’s midwife (if any).

14.  The date on which—

(a) a service of a description specified in paragraph 8 or 9; or

(b) a service provided by a person of a description specified in any of paragraphs 11 to 13,

was first provided, and where applicable the date on which the provision ended.

15.  In relation to information specified in any of paragraphs 9 and 11 to 13, a statement as to the period of time before the information becomes archived information (being a period of one, two, three, four or five years from the date on which the service ended or the services of the health visitor, school nurse or midwife ended).

16.  Information as to whether—

(a) a person providing a service of a description specified in paragraph 8 or 9;

(b) a person who has undertaken an assessment of the description specified in paragraph 10;

(c) a person of a description specified in any of paragraphs 11 to 13; or

(d) a person of a description specified in paragraph 9 of Schedule 3,

is the lead professional(3) in relation to the person, the date on which the person became the lead professional and where applicable the date on which he ceased to be the lead professional.

17.  Where the person has died, the date of the person’s death.

18.  Any number used by a Schedule 4 or Schedule 5 body to identify a record relating to a person.

19.  The name of the local authority which is responsible for the person’s child record.

20.  Such metadata as may be requested or required by the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families relating to information specified in paragraphs 1 to 19.

(1)

2006 c. 41.

(2)

The Common Assessment Framework for children & young people: Practitioners’ guide was published by the Department for Education and Skills in April 2006, ISBN 1 84478-707-9.

(3)

The lead professional: Practitioners’ guide was published by the Department for Education and Skills in April 2006, ISBN 1 84478-705-2.