Records - retention and confidentialityE+W
64.—(1) The responsible authority must retain C's case record either—
(a)until the seventy-fifth anniversary of C's birth, or
(b)if C dies before attaining the age of 18, for fifteen years beginning with the date of C's death.
(2) The responsible authority must secure the safe keeping of C's case record and take any necessary steps to ensure that information contained in it is treated as confidential subject only to—
(a)any provision of, or made under or by virtue of, a statute under which access to such a record or information may be obtained or given,
(b)any court order under which access to such a record or information may be obtained or given.