# The Local Authority Adoption Services (Wales) Regulations 2019, Regulation 28: Records


(1) The service provider must keep and maintain the records specified in Part 1 of Schedule 3.
(2) The service provider must—
(a) ensure that records specified in Part 1 of Schedule 3 are accurate and up to date;
(b) keep the records securely;
(c) make suitable arrangements for the records to continue to be kept securely in the event the service closes;
(d) make the records available to the service regulator on request;
(e) where an adoption order has been made in relation to a child, retain records relating to the child and the child’s adopter for at least 100 years from the date of the adoption order;
(f) where adoption support services are provided to an individual, retain records relating to the individual for at least 100 years from the date of the last entry;
(g) in a case which does not fall within sub-paragraph (e) or (f) retain—
(i) records relating to adults for 3 years from the date of the last entry;
(ii) records relating to children for 15 years from the date of the last entry;
(h) ensure that individuals who use the service—
(i) can have access to their records, and
(ii) are made aware they can access their records.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2019/291/regulation/28 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/local-authority-adoption-services-wales-regulations-2019/regulation-28
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