18.—(1) The registered person must maintain and keep up to date the following records indicating in respect of each person to whom the agency provides adoption support services —
(a)full name;
(b)date of birth;
(c)whether the persons are:
(i)children who may be adopted, their parents and guardians;
(ii)persons wishing to adopt a child;
(iii)adopted persons, their parents, natural parents, former guardians and related persons;
(d)description of services requested;
(e)description of needs as assessed by a local authority;
(f)description of services provided;
(g)whether the services are provided on behalf of a local authority under regulations made under section 3(4)(b) of the 2002 Act.
(2) The records specified in paragraph (1) shall be retained for at least seventy five years from the date of the last entry.