Document integrity & compliance
The obligation isn't to store documents.
It's to prove they haven't been altered.
Across financial services, law, audit, healthcare, and property, UK regulators require more than record-keeping. They require cryptographic proof that documents haven't been altered — an independently verifiable record of exactly what was issued, and when. DocuLock creates that proof. What it contains remains yours to hold.
Sector
Regulation
Requirement
Financial services
FCA SYSC 9 · MiFID II Art. 72
Firms must retain records in a tamper-evident way that prevents undetected alteration. Any changes must be identifiable, with prior content visible. Applies to every FCA-authorised firm: IFAs, brokers, wealth managers.
Legal practices
SRA Code of Conduct for Firms 8.6 · Accounts Rules 8.1
Solicitors must keep accurate, contemporaneous records across all client matters, and maintain the systems to evidence compliance. Falsification is treated as serious professional misconduct, with striking off among the sanctions available. 140,000 solicitors and 9,000 regulated firms in scope.
Audit & assurance
ISA (UK) 230
Audit files must be locked after completion, with all subsequent changes fully tracked and documented. Nothing may be silently altered. Applies to every registered auditor in the UK.
Healthcare & social care
CQC Regulation 17
Healthcare providers must maintain accurate, complete, and secure records with robust data integrity controls. Falsification of clinical records can result in erasure from professional registers by the GMC or NMC. Over 50,000 registered CQC providers.
Property & surveying
RICS Red Book 2025, VPS 4
Mandatory data integrity protocols introduced in the 2025 edition. Proper records of all inspections and valuation inputs required. Applies to every RICS-chartered valuer and firm.
AML-regulated firms
MLRs 2017, Regulation 40
Firms must retain records that are reliable, complete, and capable of being used as evidence in legal or regulatory proceedings. Applies to solicitors, accountants, estate agents, and financial institutions.
In a regulated profession
Satisfy your obligation from day one.
DocuLock creates a cryptographic seal for every document you issue — tamper-evident proof of exactly what it contained and when it was sealed. If a document is ever questioned, you can prove it's unchanged.
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