Regulation 16 Retention and production of records
United Kingdom
Any person who is required by these Regulations to keep a record must—
retain it for at least twelve months from the date the record is made (unless otherwise required under these Regulations); and
produce it on demand to an inspector and provide him with copies if required.
An inspector may enter any premises for the purpose of inspecting any records required to be kept under these Regulations and may—
copy any such records (in whatever form they are held);
require any computer records to be produced in a form which can be taken away; and
take any records away and detain them.
An inspector must, if requested, return any records he has detained once he has copied them or completed his inspection of them.