1.1 Maintaining business records in a systematic and reliable manner is essential to comply with our legal and regulatory requirements, e.g., relating to data protection, tax and employment. It also reduces the costs and risks associated with retaining unnecessary information.

1.2 This record management policy has been developed to help staff properly manage the records of insert organisation name. It sets outs:

• 1.2.1 what records are;

• 1.2.2 how records should be classified and stored;

• 1.2.3 how long different classes of record should be retained;

• 1.2.4 how records should be disposed of.

2.1 Insert name, department or role holder is responsible for this policy.

2.2 This policy applies to all staff, which for these purposes includes employees, temporary and agency workers, other contractors, interns and volunteers.

All staff must be familiar with this policy and comply with its terms.