The Local Authority Fostering Services (Wales) Regulations 2018

Records with respect to fostering services

37.—(1) The local authority provider must maintain the records specified in Schedule 2 for 15 years.

(2) The local authority provider must—

(a)ensure that the records specified in Schedule 2 are accurate and up to date,

(b)keep the records securely,

(c)make suitable arrangements for the records to continue to be kept securely in the event the service closes,

(d)make the records available to the Welsh Ministers on request,

(e)ensure that children who use the service—

(i)are made aware of their rights to access their records, and

(ii)have such access to their records as is permitted by law.