Retention and disposal schedules - Community safety retention schedule
Published: 27 March 2026
Community safety
Anti-social behaviour
- Description: Casework, assessments, care plans, referrals
- Retention period: 7 years after date last modified
- Action: Review
- Reasoning: Crime & Disorder Act 1998, Data Protection Act 2018, Limitation Act 1980 (Section 2)
- Personal data: Yes
- Special category data: Yes
Domestic abuse
- Description: Casework, assessments, care plans, referrals
- Retention period: 7 years after date last modified
- Action: Review
- Reasoning: Limitation Act 1980 (Section 2)
- Personal data: Yes
- Special category data: Yes
Modern slavery and exploitation
- Description: Casework, assessments, care plans, referrals
- Retention period: 7 years after date last modified
- Action: Review
- Reasoning: Limitation Act 1980 (Section 2)
- Personal data: Yes
- Special category data: Yes
Prevent and channel
- Description: Minutes, agendas, actions
- Retention period: 7 years after date last modified
- Action: Review
- Reasoning: Business requirement
- Personal data: No
- Special category data: No
Projects
- Description: Project documentation
- Retention period: 6 years after date project closed
- Action: Review
- Reasoning: Limitation Act 1980 (Section 2)
- Personal data: No
- Special category data: No
CSP
- Retention period: 6 years after date last modified
- Action: Review
- Reasoning: Business requirement
- Personal data: No
- Special category data: No
Media
- Retention period: 6 years after date last modified
- Action: Review
- Reasoning: Business requirement
- Personal data: No
- Special category data: No
Governance and monitoring
Legislation
- Description: Legislation, procedures, guidance and communication material
- Retention period: 6 years after date last modified
- Action: Delete
- Reasoning: Business requirement
- Personal data: No
- Special category data: No
Protocols
- Description: Information sharing protocol, ASB protocol
- Retention period: 6 years after date last modified
- Action: Delete
- Reasoning: Business requirement
- Personal data: No
- Special category data: No
Community safety team
- Retention period: 6 years after date last modified
- Action: Delete
- Reasoning: Business requirement
- Personal data: No
- Special category data: No
Finance
- Retention period: 6 years after date last modified
- Action: Delete
- Reasoning: HMRC - Compliance Handbook Manual CH1540
- Personal data: No
- Special category data: No
Information governance
- Retention period: 6 years after date last modified
- Action: Delete
- Reasoning: Business requirement
- Personal data: No
- Special category data: No
Problem solving
Partnership problem-solving
- Description: Minutes, agendas, actions
- Retention period: 6 years after date last modified
- Action: Delete
- Reasoning: Business requirement
- Personal data: No
- Special category data: No
Town centre partnership problem-solving
- Description: Minutes, agendas, actions
- Retention period: 6 years after date last modified
- Action: Delete
- Reasoning: Business requirement
- Personal data: No
- Special category data: No
IOM
- Description: Casework, assessments, care plans, referrals
- Retention period: 7 years after date last modified
- Action: Delete
- Reasoning: Crime & Disorder Act 1998, Data Protection Act 2018, Limitation Act 1980 (Section 2)
- Personal data: Yes
- Special category data: Yes
Projects
- Retention period: 6 years after date last modified
- Action: Delete
- Reasoning: Crime & Disorder Act 1998, Data Protection Act 2018, Limitation Act 1980 (Section 2)
- Personal data: Yes
- Special category data: Yes
Business continuity
Community safety and emergencies
- Description: Departmental BC plans and Business Impact Assessments
- Retention period: 7 years after date superseded
- Action: Archive
- Reasoning: Civil Contingencies Act
- Personal data: Yes
- Special category data: Yes