PART III

CONDUCT OF CHILDREN'S HOMES
CHAPTER 3

Records

Children’s case records
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1
The registered person shall maintain in respect of each child who is accommodated in a children’s home a record in permanent form which—
a
includes the information, documents and records specified in Schedule 3 relating to that child;
b
is kept up to date; and
c
is signed and dated by the author of each written entry.
2
The record mentioned in paragraph (1) may not be disclosed to any person except in accordance with—
a
any provision of, or made under, or by virtue of, a statute under which access to such records is authorised; or
b
any court order authorising access to such records.
3
The record mentioned in paragraph (1) shall be—
a
kept securely in the children’s home so long as the child to whom it relates is accommodated there; and
b
thereafter retained in a place of security,
for at least seventy-five years from the date of birth of the child to whom it relates or, if the child dies before attaining the age of 18, for a period of fifteen years from the date of his death.