# The Access to Personal Files (Social Work) (Scotland) Regulations 1989, Regulation 6: Time limit for complying with the request for information


A social work authority shall comply with a request under regulation 3 within 40 days of receiving the request or, if later, receiving the information referred to in regulation 4 and, in a case where it is required, the consent asked for in accordance with regulation 5.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1989/251/regulation/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/access-to-personal-files-social-work-scotland-regulations-1989/regulation-6
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