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The Regulated Adoption Services (Service Providers and Responsible Individuals) (Wales) Regulations 2019

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30.—(1) The service provider must keep and maintain the records specified in Schedule 2.

(2) The service provider must—

(a)ensure that 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 service regulator on request;

(e)where an adoption order has been made in relation to a child, retain records relating to the child and the child's adopter for at least 100 years from the date of the adoption order;

(f)where adoption support services are provided to an individual, retain records relating to the individual for at least 100 years from the date of the last entry;

(g)in a case which does not fall within sub-paragraph (e) or (f) retain—

(i)records relating to adults for 3 years from the date of the last entry:

(ii)records relating to children for 15 years from the date of the last entry;

(h)ensure that individuals who use the service—

(i)can have access to their records, and

(ii)are made aware they can access their records.

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I1Reg. 30 in force at 29.4.2019, see reg. 1(2)

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