| Information type | Keep for | Keep from | Legislation or business reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scrutiny reports – subject specific | Various depending on subject matter | Creation | Local decision |
| Scrutiny reports – general | Permanent | Creation | Local decision |
| Risk management – corporate group agendas and minutes | 5 years | Creation | Local decision |
| Risk management – risk assessments/risk register | Permanent | Creation | Local decision |
| Risk managment policy | Current | Creation | Local decision |
| Programme and project management – 6 months and over | 2 years | Closure | Local decision |
| Programme/project management – 6 months or less | 1 year | Creation | Local decision |
| Equality policy and procedures | Until no longer relevant or useful | Creation | Local practice |
| Equality research reports | Until no longer relevant or useful | Creation | Local decision |
| Equality impact assessments | Current cycle plus previous cycle | Creation | Local decision |
| Equality and diversity – guides | Until no longer relevant or useful | Creation | Local decision |
| Equality and diversity evidence base | Until no longer relevant or useful | Creation | Local decision |
| Equality and diversity annual reports | Permanent | Creation | Local decision |
| Corporate leadership team agendas and minutes | Permanent | Creation | Local decision |
| Corporate business plan | 5 years | Creation | Local decision |
| Consultation – travel academy survey/tutor availability survey: raw data | 18 months | Date high level results are published | Local decision |
| Consultation survey final reports | Permanent | Creation | Local decision |
| Consultation survey summaries | 6 years | Date high level results are published | Local decision |
| Consultation survey database – survey data/syntax | 2 years | Date high level results are published | Local decision |
| Consultation staff survey raw data | 2 years | Close of survey | Local decison |
| Consultation staff survey headline reports | 6 years | Close of survey | Local decision |
| Consultation staff survey service aggregated results | 3 years | Close of survey | Local decision |
| Consultation generic survey guidelines | Two years | Date high level results are published | Local decision |
| Consultation community needs survey | Permanent | Creation | Local decision |
| Consultation childcare survey – final report | Permanent | Creation | Local decision |
| Consultation childcare survey data | 2 years | Date high level results are published | Local decision |
| Consultation education survey data | 2 years | Date high level results are published | Local decision |
| Comprehensive area assessment evidence base | 3 years | Creation | Local decision |
| Complaints – all services | 6 years | Year of creation | Local decision |
| Complaints children’s services – stage 2: formal | 5 years | Final reponses to complainant: no further action needed | Best practice |
| Complaints children’s services – stage 1: informal, single, multiple or persistent | Same as relevant case record | Date of last complaint | Best practice |
| Complaints adult services – representations e.g. MP’s letters | 5 years | Creation | Best practice |
| Compliments – all services | 2 years | Year of Creation | Local decision |
| Complaints adult social care local government ombudsman referrals | 5 years | Creation | Best practice |
| Complaints – adult social care | 5 years | Creation | Best practice |
| Complaints responses – corporate | 2 years | Conclusion of administrative use | Best practice |
| Complaints – corporate – ombudsman reports | 6 years | Conclusion of administrative use | Best practice |
| Complaints – corporate – significant policy change | Permanent (offer to archivist) | Creation | Best practice |
| Complaints – corporate – summaries | Permanent (offer to archivist) | Creation | Best practice |
| Business continuity plans – people services | Current version (contact information updated annually) | Creation | Best practice |
| Risk management policy | Current | Creation | Local business need |