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.