Retention and disposal schedules - Health and safety retention schedule

Published: 16 July 2026

Monitoring

Accident and Incident Reporting 

  • Description: Online report, investigations and reports 
  • Retention period: 7 years
  • Trigger date: Last modified
  • Action: Review
  • Reasoning: RIDDOR Regulations 1985 
  • Personal data: Yes
  • Special category data: No

Accidents and Incident Reporting involving Children under 18

  • Description: Accident reporting involving children 
  • Retention period: Dispose on 21st birthday 
  • Trigger date: Date of birth
  • Action: Delete
  • Reasoning: Wolfe Report, Public Liability 
  • Personal data: Yes
  • Special category data: No

Compliance Monitoring

  • Description: Inspections, reports, action plans 
  • Retention period: 6 years
  • Trigger date: Last modified
  • Action: Delete
  • Reasoning: Business requirement
  • Personal data: Yes
  • Special category data: No

Bracknell Alert Dangerous Persons Register

  • Description: Dangerous people/location register 
  • Retention period: 3 years
  • Trigger date: Last modified
  • Action: Review
  • Reasoning: Business requirement
  • Personal data: Yes
  • Special category data: No

Advice

Guidance and Manuals

  • Description: Corporate manuals and guidance 
  • Retention period: 6 years
  • Trigger date: Last modified
  • Action: Review
  • Reasoning: Business requirement
  • Personal data: No
  • Special category data: No

Enquiries

  • Description: Email, verbal and visit enquiries 
  • Retention period: 6 years
  • Trigger date: Last modified
  • Action: Delete
  • Reasoning: Business requirement
  • Personal data: Yes
  • Special category data: No

Training

  • Description: Presentations and training 
  • Retention period: 7 years
  • Trigger date: Last created
  • Action: Delete
  • Reasoning: Business requirement
  • Personal data: No
  • Special category data: No

Campaigns

  • Description: Seasonal campaigns and newsletters 
  • Retention period: 3 years
  • Trigger date: Date created
  • Action: Delete
  • Reasoning: Business requirement
  • Personal data: No
  • Special category data: No

Risk Management

Risk Assessments

  • Description: Risk assessments, reports, action plans, registers 
  • Retention period: 3 years
  • Trigger date: Date superseded
  • Action: Delete
  • Reasoning: Health & Safety Act 1974 
  • Personal data: Yes
  • Special category data: No

Covers risk assessments across:

  • Adult Care
  • Children & Families
  • Communications
  • Libraries
  • Community Safety
  • Crematoria
  • Customer Services
  • Democracy
  • Economy
  • Education
  • Finance
  • Forestcare
  • H&S
  • HR
  • ICT
  • Information Management
  • Insurance
  • Audit, Leadership
  • Legal
  • Parks
  • Planning
  • Procurement
  • Property
  • Public Health
  • Registration
  • Transport and Waste 

Compliance

Policy and Strategy

  • Description: Policies and strategy documents 
  • Retention period: 6 years
  • Trigger date: Date superseded
  • Action: Delete
  • Reasoning: Business requirement
  • Personal data: No
  • Special category data: No