22. (1) A qualifying person (in this section referred to as an “applicant”) may apply in writing to a relevant body for the provision by the relevant body to him or her of any or all of the following that is held by the relevant body and that relates to his or her relevant parent:

(a) early life information;

(b) care information;

(c) incorrect birth registration information.

(2) Subject to this section, a relevant body on application to it made in accordance with subsection (1) —

(a) shall, to the extent that it is practicable to do so, provide the applicant with a copy of the records it holds that contain the early life information, care information or incorrect birth registration information to which the application relates, and

(b) may provide the applicant with a statement setting out the early life information, care information or incorrect birth registration information to which the application relates that is contained in the records that it holds.

(3) A relevant body shall comply with subsection (2) only where it is satisfied that—

(a) the applicant is a qualifying person, and

(b) each person named in the records containing the information concerned as a parent of the relevant parent concerned is deceased.

(4) Where a relevant body that receives an application made in accordance with subsection (1) does not hold the information to which the application relates, it shall, in writing and without delay, inform the applicant of that fact.