General Data Protection Regulations Statement

Information about your rights regarding data protection:

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General Data Protection Regulations Statement

Under the General Data Protection Regulations (2018), you have certain rights. These include:

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§  You are allowed to see your notes. This is facilitated by making a formal written request.

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§  In line with guidance provided by the British Psychological Society (BPS) all adult clients records are kept for 7 years after the conclusion of therapy and are then securely destroyed.

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§  You may have your records amended (e.g. change of name and address).

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§  Under GDPR, you can request for your data to be erased. However there are exceptions to this (please see point below).

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§  In the case of therapy records, insurance companies and ethical bodies require records to be available for the period of time outlined above.

Clients are asked to sign a contract agreeing to your records being kept for 7 years after the termination of therapy.

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