Adoption and fostering - Retention schedule

Description

This service includes the following functions:

  • assessment
  • adoption process
  • adoptive parent
  • adoption - birth parent
  • adopted child
  • adoption panel records
  • children in care (CiC)
  • financial support
  • foster carer
  • fostering process
  • licensing
  • residential homes
  • review
Retention period
Asset reference Function Description Retention period Statutory provisions
Asset reference: CFS.1.1 Function: Adoption - approved Description:
  • assessment
  • adoption process
  • approved adoptive parent
  • adopted child
  • adoption panel records
  • post adoption support
 Retention period: Adoption order plus 100 years Statutory provisions: Requirement to maintain "Section 56 Information" from Disclosure of Adoption Information (Post Commencement Adoptions) Regulations 2005 section 6
Asset reference: CFS.1.2 Function: Adoption - not approved or withdrawn Description:
  • assessment
  • adopter not approved / withdrawn
 Retention period: Date of withdrawal or refusal plus six years Statutory provisions:
  • Adoption Agencies Regulations 2005, SI 2005 No 389, Regulation 23, As amended by SI 2013 No 985
  • Adoption Agencies (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2013
Asset reference: CFS.1.3 Function: Children in care or residential homes Description:
  • children in care (CiC)
  • residential home
 Retention period: Date of birth plus 75 years Statutory provisions: Fostering Services Regulations 2002
Asset reference: CFS.1.4 Function: Foster carers - approved Description:
  • assessment
  • fostering process
  • foster carers approved
  • licensing
  • review
 Retention period: Last action plus 20 years Statutory provisions: Fostering Services Regulations 2002
Asset reference: CFS.1.5 Function: Foster carer - not approved or withdrawn Description:
  • assessment
  • foster carer not approved or withdrawn
 Retention period: Date withdrawn or not approved plus six years Statutory provisions: Fostering Services Regulations 2002
Asset reference: CFS.1.6 Function: Financial support Description: Financial support Retention period: Agreement of payment plus six years Statutory provisions:
  • Local Government Act 1972 s100b
  • Local Authorities (Executive Arrangements) (Access to Information) (England) Regulations 2020
Asset reference: CFS.1.7 Function: Adoption - birth parent Description: Adoption - birth parent Retention period:
Adoption date plus six years
 Statutory provisions: Business need

 

Reference number
CFS.1