Adoption law within the counselling professions in Scotland GPiA 025 Good practice Published 31 Dec 2017 Good Practice in Action legal resource covering working with children and young people. Last reviewed September 2025. PDF download
Mental health law within the counselling professions in England and Wales GPiA 029 Good practice Published 31 Dec 2017 Good Practice in Action legal resource. Last reviewed April 2026. PDF download
Working with adoption law within the counselling professions in England and Wales GPiA 003 Good practice Published 31 Jan 2018 Good Practice in Action legal resource covering working with children and young people. Last reviewed January 2026. PDF download
Working with adoption law within the counselling professions in Northern Ireland GPiA 005 Good practice Published 31 Dec 2017 Good Practice in Action legal resource covering working with children and young people. Last reviewed January 2026. PDF download
Policy success in protection of rape survivors' therapy notes News Published 23 Apr 2024 Government backs our call to amend law to protect sexual assault survivors' counselling notes during criminal investigations
Sharing records with clients, legal professionals and the courts in the context of the counselling professions GPiA 069 Good practice Published 31 Aug 2018 Good Practice in Action legal resource on record keeping and confidentiality. Last reviewed September 2025. PDF download
‘Infantasising’ students at risk of suicide, or time for a new duty of care in HE? Journals Published 23 Nov 2023 Open article: Peter Jenkins assesses the arguments for and against universities adopting an extended duty of care. University and College Counselling, November 2023
Notes and record keeping News Published 20 Mar 2026 Sarah Millward explores what therapists are required to record, your rights to access therapy notes, and what happens if notes are destroyed or not kept. BACP Get help with counselling concerns blog
Children, young people and families Promoting the importance of early intervention and access to timely psychological therapies for children, young people and families is a priority for BACP.
The United Kingdom General Data Protection Regulation (UK-GDPR) – amendments, legal principles and practice notes for the counselling professions GPiA 105 Good practice Published 31 Jul 2018 Good Practice in Action legal resource on GDPR, record keeping and confidentiality. Last reviewed May 2026. PDF download