Regulation 7 Keeping of records
Subject to paragraph (3), a registered person shall—
keep at the premises, or at another location notified to and agreed by the Chief Inspector, all the records specified in paragraphs 1 to 6 of Schedule 3 to these Regulations;
preserve every entry in the records specified in paragraphs 4, 5 and 6 of that Schedule for a period of two years from that date on which the entry was made; and
provide the Chief Inspector with copies of such of those records as he may from time to time request.
A registered person who provides day care shall—
keep at the premises, or at another location notified to and agreed by the Chief Inspector, all the records specified in paragraphs 7 to 11 of Schedule 3 to these Regulations;
provide the Chief Inspector with copies of such of those records as he may from time to time request.
A registered person who provides day care by means of an open access scheme is not required to keep the records specified in paragraphs 1, 2, 4 and 9 of that Schedule.
An “open access scheme” is a scheme for the provision of day care which does not require—
children to be accompanied by a parent or other responsible person while on the premises at which the day care is provided; or
children to be escorted by a parent or other responsible person to and from those premises.