Regulation 16 Retention and production of records

England and Wales

(1)

Any person who is required by these Regulations to keep a record must—

(a)

retain it for at least twelve months from the date the record is made (unless otherwise required under these Regulations);

(b)

produce it on demand to an inspector and provide him or her with copies if required.

(2)

An inspector may enter any premises for the purpose of inspecting any records required to be kept under these Regulations and may—

(a)

copy any such records (in whatever form they are held);

(b)

require any computer records to be produced in a form which can be taken away; and

(c)

take any records away and detain them.

(3)

An inspector must, if requested, return any records he or she has detained once he or she has copied them or completed his or her inspection of them.