Regulation 8 Confidentiality, preservation and access to records

Subject to regulation 24 of the Adoption Agencies (Scotland) Regulations 1996^f1 any information obtained or recommendations received or decisions made by virtue of these Regulations shall be treated by the adoption agency as confidential.

The adoption agency shall place a record of the details of each allowance in respect of a child including details of any determination under regulation 4 and review under regulation 7 on the case records that it is required to set up under the Adoption Agencies (Scotland) Regulations 1996.