# Reg 44 privacy notice for children

Source: https://arccare.co.uk/help/data-ai/reg-44-privacy-notice-children
Last updated: 2026-10-28

> **Awaiting solicitor.** This is ARC's draft wording. It has not been reviewed by a solicitor. Adapt it with the child's key worker before using it.

## What is a Reg 44 visit?

Once a month, someone who does not work in your home comes to see how it is going. They talk to you if you want to, look at some of the home's records, and write a report. The report goes to the people who run the home, and to Ofsted.

## Do you have to talk to them?

No. It is your choice, and you can say no, or stop when you want.

## What might they write about you?

Only what they need to say whether children in the home are safe and looked after well. They will usually not use your name. If they need to look at your records, the home has to say yes first, and sometimes they also need to ask you.

## Who sees the report?

The people who run the home, the visitor, Ofsted, and sometimes your social worker.

## What can you do?

- Ask what has been written about you.
- Ask for something to be changed if it is wrong.
- Tell someone if you are worried about how your information is used. You can talk to your key worker, your social worker or your advocate.

## Where is it kept?

On secure computers in the UK. The visitor can only see what the home agrees to share, and only until their report is sent. The home can see what the visitor opened.