Retention and disposal schedules Community safety retention schedule

Published: 27 March 2026

Community safety

Anti-social behaviour

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

Projects

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