Organising records

Retention and disposal schedules

Disposal scheduling is an important aspect of establishing and maintaining control of corporate information and record resources. This guidance gives pointers towards establishing how long information is required in core business scenarios. There is also guidance on commonly held public records, where generic disposal periods can normally be identified.

• Disposal scheduling (PDF, 270.96kb)

• 1. Buildings records (PDF, 147.48kb)

• 2. Employee personnel records (PDF, 95.82kb)

• 3. Accounting records (PDF, 93.08kb)

• 4. Health and safety records (PDF, 30.33kb)

• 5. Contractual records (PDF, 63.26kb)

• 6. Projects records (PDF, 68.80kb)

• 7. Complaints records (PDF, 40.29kb)

• 8. Press and public relations records (PDF, 23.67kb)

• 9. Information management records (PDF, 33.48kb)

• 10. Central expenditure records (PDF, 90.51kb)

• 11. Internal audit records (PDF, 92.05kb)

• 12. Parliamentary papers in departments and agencies (PDF, 136.09kb)

• 13. Public records held in local government and specialist local repositories (PDF, 316.85kb)

• 14. FOI model retention schedule (PDF, 57.34kb)

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