Regulation 11
Keeping of records
of Debt Collection (General) Regulations 2023
Subregulation 1
A licensee must keep and maintain —
proper and accurate records of every written agreement mentioned in regulation 9(1);
a register that sets out the following information in respect of every debt that the licensee collects or attempts to collect:
the name of the person who engaged the licensee to collect the debt;
the name of the debtor;
the amount of the debt; and
proper and accurate records of the measures that the licensee has put in place for the purposes of complying with regulation 10(1).
Subregulation 2
The licensee must —
keep each record mentioned in paragraph (1)(a) for a period of at least 3 years after the date of the agreement;
keep each record contained in the register mentioned in paragraph (1)(b) for a period of at least 3 years after the date the record is made; and
keep each record mentioned in paragraph (1)(c) for a period of at least 3 years after the date the record is made.
Subregulation 3
A licensee who contravenes paragraph (1) or (2) shall be guilty of an offence.