# The Children Act 2004 Information Database (England) Regulations 2007, Regulation 7: Retention of information


(1) Subject to paragraph (2), information disclosed for inclusion in the database under these Regulations, or provided by the Secretary of State under section 12(9) of the Act, may be retained for six years from the date on which it becomes archived information.
(2) The information may be retained for longer than six years from the date on which it becomes archived information if the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families or a local authority is satisfied it is necessary to retain the information for the purposes of—
(a) an investigation under section 47 of the Children Act 1989 (local authority’s duty to investigate); or
(b) the exercise by a Local Safeguarding Children Board of its functions under regulation 5(1)(e) (serious case reviews) or 6 (functions relating to child deaths) of the Local Safeguarding Children Boards Regulations 2006.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2007/9780110777450/regulation/7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-children-act-2004-information-database-england-regulations-2007/regulation-7
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