Applications for Access to a Deceased Service User’s Care Records (England, Scotland, Wales) Policy

Introduction

This policy is written to provide guidance to any UK care service which receives an application from a third party to have access to the care records held by the provider during its required retention period of three years following the death of the person while receiving care and treatment from the service. Such applications are usually made to assist enquiries into the death of the person and the care and treatment provided.