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
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