Retention and disposal schedules - Safeguarding

Published: 8 September 2026

Safeguarding Board

Annual reports

  • Retention period: 6 years
  • Trigger date: Date last modified
  • Action: Delete
  • Reasoning: Business requirement
  • Personal data: No
  • Special category data: No

Contingency work

  • Retention period: 6 years
  • Trigger date: Date last modified
  • Action: Delete
  • Reasoning: Business requirement
  • Personal data: No
  • Special category data: No

Exploitation

  • Retention period: 6 years
  • Trigger date: Date last modified
  • Action: Delete
  • Reasoning: Business requirement
  • Personal data: No
  • Special category data: No

Forward plan

  • Retention period: 6 years
  • Trigger date: Date last modified
  • Action: Delete
  • Reasoning: Business requirement
  • Personal data: No
  • Special category data: No

Governance and policies

  • Retention period: 6 years
  • Trigger date: Date last modified
  • Action: Delete
  • Reasoning: Business requirement
  • Personal data: No
  • Special category data: No

Independent Chair and Scrutineer

  • Retention period: 6 years
  • Trigger date: Date last modified
  • Action: Delete
  • Reasoning: Business requirement
  • Personal data: No
  • Special category data: No

Induction

  • Retention period: 6 years
  • Trigger date: Date last modified
  • Action: Delete
  • Reasoning: Business requirement
  • Personal data: No
  • Special category data: No

Meetings

  • Retention period: 6 years
  • Trigger date: Date last modified
  • Action: Delete
  • Reasoning: Business requirement
  • Personal data: No
  • Special category data: No

Risk framework

  • Retention period: 6 years
  • Trigger date: Date last modified
  • Action: Delete
  • Reasoning: Business requirement
  • Personal data: No
  • Special category data: No

Risk register

  • Retention period: 6 years
  • Trigger date: Date last modified
  • Action: Delete
  • Reasoning: Business requirement
  • Personal data: No
  • Special category data: No

Strategic plan

  • Retention period: 6 years
  • Trigger date: Date last modified
  • Action: Delete
  • Reasoning: Business requirement
  • Personal data: No
  • Special category data: No

Transition

  • Retention period: 6 years
  • Trigger date: Date last modified
  • Action: Delete
  • Reasoning: Business requirement
  • Personal data: No
  • Special category data: No

Safeguarding Partnership

Forward plan

  • Retention period: 6 years
  • Trigger date: Date last modified
  • Action: Delete
  • Reasoning: Business requirement
  • Personal data: No
  • Special category data: No

Governance

  • Retention period: 6 years
  • Trigger date: Date last modified
  • Action: Delete
  • Reasoning: Business requirement
  • Personal data: No
  • Special category data: No

Meetings

  • Retention period: 6 years
  • Trigger date: Date last modified
  • Action: Delete
  • Reasoning: Business requirement
  • Personal data: No
  • Special category data: No

QA Sub Group

Governance

  • Retention period: 6 years
  • Trigger date: Date last modified
  • Action: Delete
  • Reasoning: Business requirement
  • Personal data: No
  • Special category data: No

Meetings

  • Retention period: 6 years
  • Trigger date: Date last modified
  • Action: Delete
  • Reasoning: Business requirement
  • Personal data: No
  • Special category data: No

Partner presentations

  • Retention period: 6 years
  • Trigger date: date last modified
  • Action: Delete
  • Reasoning: Business requirement
  • Personal data: No
  • Special category data: No

Performance

  • Retention period: 6 years
  • Trigger date: Date last modified
  • Action: Delete
  • Reasoning: Business requirement
  • Personal data: No
  • Special category data: No

Section 11 and self-assessments

  • Retention period: 6 years
  • Trigger date: Date last modified
  • Action: Delete
  • Reasoning: Business requirement
  • Personal data: No
  • Special category data: No

Task and finish groups

  • Retention period: 6 years
  • Trigger date: Date last modified
  • Action: Delete
  • Reasoning: Business requirement
  • Personal data: No
  • Special category data: No

Themes

  • Retention period: 6 years
  • Trigger date: Date last modified
  • Action: Delete
  • Reasoning: Business requirement
  • Personal data: No
  • Special category data: No

Case Review and Sub Group

Adult notifications and SARs

  • Retention period: 25 years
  • Trigger date: Date last modified
  • Action: Delete
  • Reasoning: Business requirement
  • Personal data: Yes
  • Special category data: No

Child notifications and CSPRs

  • Retention period: 15 years
  • Trigger date: Date last modified
  • Action: Delete
  • Reasoning: Business requirement
  • Personal data: Yes
  • Special category data: No

Contracts

  • Retention period: 6 years
  • Trigger date: Date last modified
  • Action: Delete
  • Reasoning: Business requirement
  • Personal data: Yes
  • Special category data: No

CR sub group meetings

  • Retention period: 15 years
  • Trigger date: Date last modified
  • Action: Delete
  • Reasoning: Business requirement
  • Personal data: Yes
  • Special category data: No

Governance

  • Retention period: 6 years
  • Trigger date: Date last modified
  • Action: Delete
  • Reasoning: Business requirement
  • Personal data: No
  • Special category data: No

Guidance documents

  • Retention period: 6 years
  • Trigger date: Date last modified
  • Action: Delete
  • Reasoning: Business requirement
  • Personal data: No
  • Special category data: No

Independent reviewers

  • Retention period: 15 years
  • Trigger date: Date last modified
  • Action: Delete
  • Reasoning: Business requirement
  • Personal data: Yes
  • Special category data: No

NSPCC case reviewers

  • Retention period: 6 years
  • Trigger date: Date last modified
  • Action: Delete
  • Reasoning: Business requirement
  • Personal data: No
  • Special category data: No

Task and finish groups

  • Retention period: 6 years
  • Trigger date: Date last modified
  • Action: Delete
  • Reasoning: Business requirement
  • Personal data: Yes
  • Special category data: No

Communication, Engagement and Prevention

Briefings and forums

  • Retention period: 6 years
  • Trigger date: Date last modified
  • Action: Delete
  • Reasoning: Business requirement
  • Personal data: No
  • Special category data: No

Consultations

  • Retention period: 15 years
  • Trigger date: Date last modified
  • Action: Delete
  • Reasoning: Business requirement
  • Personal data: Yes
  • Special category data: No

Governance

  • Retention period: 6 years
  • Trigger date: Date last modified
  • Action: Delete
  • Reasoning: Business requirement
  • Personal data: No
  • Special category data: No

Logos

  • Retention period: Until superseded
  • Trigger date: Date last modified
  • Action: Delete
  • Reasoning: Business requirement
  • Personal data: No
  • Special category data: No

Meetings

  • Retention period: 6 years
  • Trigger date: Date last modified
  • Action: Delete
  • Reasoning: Business requirement
  • Personal data: Yes
  • Special category data: No

Social media

  • Retention period: 6 years
  • Trigger date: Date last modified
  • Action: Delete
  • Reasoning: Business requirement
  • Personal data: No
  • Special category data: No

Website

  • Retention period: 6 years
  • Trigger date: Date last modified
  • Action: Delete
  • Reasoning: Business requirement
  • Personal data: No
  • Special category data: No

Work plans

  • Retention period: 15 years
  • Trigger date: Date last modified
  • Action: Delete
  • Reasoning: Business requirement
  • Personal data: No
  • Special category data: No

Learning and development

BF training

  • Retention period: 6 years
  • Trigger date: Date last modified
  • Action: Delete
  • Reasoning: Business requirement
  • Personal data: Yes
  • Special category data: No

Contracts

  • Retention period: 6 years
  • Trigger date: Date last modified
  • Action: Delete
  • Reasoning: Business requirement
  • Personal data: No
  • Special category data: No

East Berks Learning and Development

  • Retention period: 6 years
  • Trigger date: Date last modified
  • Action: Delete
  • Reasoning: Business requirement
  • Personal data: No
  • Special category data: No

Policy and procedures

Adults

  • Retention period: 15 years
  • Trigger date: Date last modified
  • Action: Delete
  • Reasoning: Business requirement
  • Personal data: Yes
  • Special category data: No

Childrens

  • Retention period: 15 years
  • Trigger date: Date last modified
  • Action: Delete
  • Reasoning: Business requirement
  • Personal data: Yes
  • Special category data: No

Local strategies

  • Retention period: 6 years
  • Trigger date: Date last modified
  • Action: Delete
  • Reasoning: Business requirement
  • Personal data: No
  • Special category data: No

Thresholds

  • Retention period: 6 years
  • Trigger date: Date last modified
  • Action: Delete
  • Reasoning: Business requirement
  • Personal data: No
  • Special category data: No

Business Unit

Finance

  • Retention period: 6 years
  • Trigger date: Date last modified
  • Action: Delete
  • Reasoning: Business requirement
  • Personal data: Yes
  • Special category data: No

Freedom of Information

  • Retention period: 1 year
  • Trigger date: Date last modified
  • Action: Delete
  • Reasoning: Business requirement
  • Personal data: Yes
  • Special category data: No

Guidance

  • Retention period: 6 years
  • Trigger date: Date last modified
  • Action: Delete
  • Reasoning: Business requirement
  • Personal data: No
  • Special category data: No

Membership details

  • Retention period: 6 years
  • Trigger date: Date last modified
  • Action: Delete
  • Reasoning: Business requirement
  • Personal data: Yes
  • Special category data: No

One notes

  • Retention period: 6 years
  • Trigger date: Date last modified
  • Action: Delete
  • Reasoning: Business requirement
  • Personal data: Yes
  • Special category data: No

Team meetings and planning

  • Retention period: 6 years
  • Trigger date: Date last modified
  • Action: Delete
  • Reasoning: Business requirement
  • Personal data: No
  • Special category data: No

Other partnerships

Care Governance Board

  • Retention period: 6 years
  • Trigger date: Date last modified
  • Action: Delete
  • Reasoning: Business requirement
  • Personal data: No
  • Special category data: No

Child Death Overview Panel (CDOP)

  • Retention period: 6 years
  • Trigger date: Date last modified
  • Action: Delete
  • Reasoning: Business requirement
  • Personal data: No
  • Special category data: Yes

Children and Young Peoples Board

  • Retention period: 6 years
  • Trigger date: Date last modified
  • Action: Delete
  • Reasoning: Business requirement
  • Personal data: No
  • Special category data: No

Community Cohesion and Engagement Partnership

  • Retention period: 6 years
  • Trigger date: Date last modified
  • Action: Delete
  • Reasoning: Business requirement
  • Personal data: No
  • Special category data: No

Community Safety Partnership

  • Retention period: 6 years
  • Trigger date: Date last modified
  • Action: Delete
  • Reasoning: Business requirement
  • Personal data: Yes
  • Special category data: No

Corporate Parenting

  • Retention period: 6 years
  • Trigger date: Date last modified
  • Action: Delete
  • Reasoning: Business requirement
  • Personal data: Yes
  • Special category data: No

Domestic Abuse Executive

  • Retention period: 6 years
  • Trigger date: Date last modified
  • Action: Delete
  • Reasoning: Business requirement
  • Personal data: No
  • Special category data: No

Health and Wellbeing Board

  • Retention period: 6 years
  • Trigger date: Date last modified
  • Action: Delete
  • Reasoning: Business requirement
  • Personal data: No
  • Special category data: No

Memorandum of Understanding

  • Retention period: 6 years
  • Trigger date: Date last modified
  • Action: Delete
  • Reasoning: Business requirement
  • Personal data: Yes
  • Special category data: No

Prevent

  • Retention period: 6 years
  • Trigger date: Date last modified
  • Action: Delete
  • Reasoning: Business requirement
  • Personal data: Yes
  • Special category data: No

Public Health

  • Retention period: 6 years
  • Trigger date: Date last modified
  • Action: Delete
  • Reasoning: Business requirement
  • Personal data: No
  • Special category data: No