Retention and disposal schedules - Registration services retention schedule
Published: 12 June 2025
Ceremonies
Civil marriages and civil partnerships
- Description: Marriage notices and civil partnerships
- Retention period: 6 years after date last modified
- Action: Delete
- Reasoning: Business requirement
- Personal data: Yes
- Special category: No
Renewal of vows
- Description: Files relating to the organisation and administration of renewal of vows ceremonies
- Retention period: 6 years after date last modified
- Action: Delete
- Reasoning: Business requirement
- Personal data: Yes
- Special category: No
Naming ceremonies
- Description: Files relating to the organisation and administration of renewal of vows ceremonies
- Retention period: 6 years after date last modified
- Action: Delete
- Reasoning: Business requirement
- Personal data: Yes
- Special category: No
Citizenship ceremonies
- Description: Files relating to the organisation and administration of renewal of vows ceremonies
- Retention period: 6 years after date last modified
- Action: Delete
- Reasoning: Immigration Advice Authority
- Personal data: Yes
- Special category: No
Commitment ceremonies
- Description: Files relating to the organisation and administration of renewal of vows ceremonies
- Retention period: 6 years after date last modified
- Action: Delete
- Reasoning: Business requirement
- Personal data: Yes
- Special category: No
Communications and engagement
Partnerships
- Description: Communities, meeting minutes, background papers, partnership agreements
- Retention period: 6 years after date last modified
- Action: Delete
- Reasoning: Business requirement
- Personal data: No
- Special category: No
Plans
- Description: Registration service plans
- Retention period: 6 years after date last modified
- Action: Delete
- Reasoning: Business requirement
- Personal data: No
- Special category: No
Compliance
Audits
- Description: Audit reports
- Retention period: 6 years after date last modified
- Action: Delete
- Reasoning: CIPFA Code of Practice for Internal Audit in Local government in the United Kingdom
- Personal data: No
- Special category: No
Risk assessments
- Retention period: 3 years after date last modified
- Action: Delete
- Reasoning: Business requirement
- Personal data: No
- Special category: No
Annual reports
- Retention period: 3 years after date last modified
- Action: Delete
- Reasoning: Business requirement
- Personal data: No
- Special category: No
Operations
Guidance and processes
- Retention period: 3 years after date last modified
- Action: Delete
- Reasoning: Business requirement
- Personal data: No
- Special category: No
Management reporting
- Retention period: 6 years after date last modified
- Action: Delete
- Reasoning: Business requirement
- Personal data: No
- Special category: No
Operational reporting
- Retention period: 6 years after date last modified
- Action: Delete
- Reasoning: Business requirement
- Personal data: Yes
- Special category: No
Licences
- Description: Approval premises licensing
- Retention period: 6 years after date last modified
- Action: Delete
- Reasoning: Business requirement
- Personal data: Yes
- Special category: No
Data sharing agreements
- Retention period: 6 years after date last modified
- Action: Delete
- Reasoning: Business requirement
- Personal data: No
- Special category: No
Terms and conditions
- Retention period: Permanent
- Action: Retain
- Reasoning: Business requirement
- Personal data: No
- Special category: No