Retention and confidentiality of records13

1

The records compiled in relation to a foster parent under regulation 11(1), and any entry relating to that person in the list maintained under regulation 12 must be retained for at least ten years from the date on which that person's approval is terminated.

2

The records compiled by a local authority under regulation 11(5) in relation to a person with whom a child is placed under regulation 26 or regulation 28 of the 2015 Regulations, and any entry relating to such a person in the list maintained under regulation 12, must be retained for at least ten years from the date on which the placement is terminated.

3

The records compiled under regulation 11(4) must be retained for at least three years from the refusal or withdrawal, as the case may be, of the application to become a foster parent.

4

Any records maintained in accordance with regulation 11 or 12 must be kept securely and 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.