Access to Restricted Documents
Data protection legislation means that access to certain records which include personal and/or sensitive information is restricted.
The following closure periods apply-
| Court Records (Ref: PSD, CCD, QSD/SR, QSD/SF, QSD/SO)Including adult and juvenile court registers, quarter sessions rolls, case files, order books, minute books |
100 years |
| Adoption Records and records of children’s homes (Ref: CD/CH) Including juvenile court registers and admissions to children’s homes |
100 years |
| Licensing Records (Ref: CD/LIC) |
75 years |
| Coroner’s Inquests (Ref: CRD) |
75 years |
| School records (Ref: ED) Including log books, admission/attendance registers, punishment books and minute books |
75 years |
| Hospital records (Ref: HD) Including personal and/or medical records only. |
Patient Records: 100 years from the last entry date
Staff records: 75 years from the last entry date |
| Constabulary records (Ref: DPD) Including description books of police officers and criminals |
75 years from last entry date |
| Poor Law records (Ref: GD, CD/PA) Including workhouse admission/discharge registers, registers of inmates, registers of births and maternity registers. |
75 years |