| Information type | Keep for | Keep from | Legislation or business reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weights and measures – technical verifications | 6 years | Creation | UCAS requirement |
| Weights and measures – metrology tests | 6 years | Creation | UCAS requirement |
| Simple caution reports | 6 years | Creation | Local decision |
| Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act authorisations | 3 years | Creation | Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 Code of Practice |
| Returns of legal proceedings – lifetime banning order | Permanent | From date ban enforced | |
| Returns of legal proceedings | 6 years (or longer if ban over six years) | Last court date | |
| Premises visit reports | 6 years | Date of visit | Reasonable precautions and due diligence evidence |
| Premises licences – underage alcohol sales enforcement | 3 years then review | Creation | |
| Legal reports and original court documents | 3 months unless notice of appeal - review file then return original to owners if necessary | Last court date | Best practice – appeals against conviction |
| Premises inspection histories | Permanent | Creation | Local decision |
| Poisons – sale of | Permanent - annual checks | Creation | |
| Petroleum storage licenses – annual fee | 5 years | Creation | |
| Petroleum sites – required for future surveys for development work | Permanent | Creation | Local decision |
| Legal reports and documents – first copy and remaining originals | 6 years | Last court date | |
| Home authority file – BWC applications | 6 years | Creation | |
| Home authority files – audit forms | 6 years | Creation | |
| Home authority file – companies with registered office in Devon | 6 years | Creation | |
| Food sampling | 6 years | Creation | |
| Financial investigations | 3 years unless forming part of a legal report or confiscation proceeding | Creation | |
| Explosives storage register | Current | Creation | Manufacture and Storage of Explosives Regulations (MSER) 2005 |
| Business advice – service warnings and others | 6 years | Creation | Local decision – may contain personal data |
| Animal registration/license – farm animals – TB restrictions | Current | Creation | |
| Animal movement licenses – sheep | 3 years | Creation | |
| Animal movement licenses – pigs | 6 years | Creation | |
| Animal feed sampling | 6 years | Creation |