Data Retention Policy

Purpose

NeuroNurtured retains records only for as long as necessary to fulfil legal, professional and safeguarding responsibilities.

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Retention Periods

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Typical retention periods are:

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• Children’s records: until the reaches age 25

• Adult client records: 8 years after the last contact

 

These timeframes reflect common NHS and independent practice standards.

 

Secure Disposal

 

When records reach the end of their retention period they are:

• securely deleted from digital systems, or

• confidentially shredded if paper records exist.

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Date: March 2026

Review: March 2027