| Information type | Keep for | Keep from | Legislation or business reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Citizenship | Duration of ceremony | Receipt from Home Office | |
| Deaths – Inquests | Permanent | Creation | |
| Civil partnerships | Permanent | Creation | |
| Treasure trove | Fifteen years | Creation | |
| Marriage registrations | Permanent | Creation | |
| Death registrations | Permanent | Creation | |
| Birth registrations | Permanent | Creation | |
| Certificate requisitions – 1st and 5th schedules | Six years | Creation | Industrial Assurance and Friendly Society Acts 1948 (1st) and 1974 (5th) |
| Notiifications of disposals of bodies of deceased persons | Five years | Creation | |
| Marriage Notices | Five years | Creation | |
| Authorised persons appointment forms | Two years | Vacation of office | |
| Registrar General’s authorities for registration after twelve months | Two years | Creation | Births and Deaths Registration Act 1953 Sections 7 and 21 |
| Registration Officers appointment forms | One year | Retirement | |
| Marriages of minors consent forms | One year | Creation |