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These records shall be maintained by thesocial worker or agency employing the social workerat least for a period of six years after the last date of service,or for the time period required by federal or state law, iflonger.
Also question is, how long are social service records kept?
People who use services can be confident that:their social care records for adults are keptor disposed of in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998 andthree years from last date of entry.
Also question is, how long should care homes keep records?
Staff records are the closest in data protectionterms to service users' records. The minimum of “threeyears” was written into the Care Homes Regulations2001 and included in the Guidance About Compliance: EssentialStandards of Quality and Safety.
7 years