{"id":898,"date":"2020-09-22T14:34:31","date_gmt":"2020-09-22T14:34:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.glos.ac.uk\/information\/?post_type=ht_kb&p=898"},"modified":"2023-02-21T10:06:26","modified_gmt":"2023-02-21T10:06:26","slug":"records-retention-schedule","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/www.glos.ac.uk\/information\/knowledge-base\/records-retention-schedule\/","title":{"rendered":"Records Retention Schedule"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

This Records Retention Schedule provides generic guidance on the retention of common records generated by the University of Gloucestershire in the course of its normal work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The following template should be viewed as a guide in determining the retention periods for particular document types. The retention periods noted in the template are largely derived from JISC best-practice documents although in some cases the suggested retention periods have been adjusted to University’s requirements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Staff should refer to the JISC Higher Education Records Retention Schedule (please see \u2018Printable RRS\u2019) at the following link for a more granular breakdown of records by function, activity and record group:
https:\/\/www.jisc.ac.uk\/guides\/records-retention-management<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Staff can also refer to JISC guidance on records management at:
https:\/\/www.jisc.ac.uk\/guides\/records-management<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Schools and Professional Services departments should use this template to inform their local decision making regarding retention and refer to the JISC guidance at the links above for further advice. Retention periods may vary from the template where there are particular legislative\/statutory requirements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Document Type<\/th>Activity Type<\/th>Retention Period*<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Records documenting
the institution’s
governance
arrangements.<\/td>		Records documenting information
that defines the governance
arrangements of the organisation,
as well as those documenting the
business of statutory[Council]
committees (agenda, minutes \/
supporting papers)<\/td>		Permanent<\/td><\/tr>
Records documenting
the institution’s
relationships and
responsibilities to
statutory bodies and
in meeting its legal
responsibilities.<\/td>		Records documenting
information that:
\u2022 The institution is legally obliged
to provide to the funding and
statutory bodies
\u2022 Underpin the institution’s
arrangements in meeting
legislative requirements (e.g.
health and safety strategies \/ equality and diversity policies)<\/td>		Permanent<\/td><\/tr>
Core student data
held in student records system.<\/td>		Personal identifiers and final
award details (including
confirmed module result data)<\/td>		Permanent<\/td><\/tr>
Records documenting
the institution’s
strategic and
corporate plans and those defining
relationships with trade unions.<\/td>		All corporate \/ strategic level documents (both at institutional
and functional level) for example:
\u2022 Strategic Plan
\u2022 Research \/ Teaching and
Learning Strategy
\u2022 Risk \/ Performance
Management Plans
\u2022 Agreements with Trade Unions
\u2022 Details of Funding Allocations<\/td>		Superseded
+ 10 years then review
for archiving
value<\/td><\/tr>
Records documenting
the institution’s
regulations and policies.<\/td>		Records documenting the establishment of all key
policies and regulations,
including those related to staff
and student behaviour.
For example:
\u2022 Academic Regulations
\u2022 Tuition Fees Policies
\u2022 HR Policies<\/td>		Superseded
+ 10 years then review
for archiving
value<\/td><\/tr>
Records documenting
the handling of
enquiries made
by those
external to the
institution (statutory).<\/td>		Records documenting enquiries
and requests from individuals\/organisations.
For example:
\u2022 Freedom of Information
requests
\u2022 Subject access requests
\u2022 Correspondence with
Information Commissioner\u2019s
Office<\/td>		Last action + 3 years, then
destroy<\/td><\/tr>
Records documenting
relationships with
collaborative partners.<\/td>		Records relating to cooperative
partnerships and collaborative
arrangements with other institutions.<\/td>		End of
partnership
+ 6 years, then
review for
archiving value.<\/td><\/tr>
Records documenting
the organisation’s
financial management
arrangements.<\/td>		Records detailing University’s
accounts, payroll handling,
procurement, tax
arrangements, investments, insurance management etc.<\/td>		End of current
financial year + 6 years, then
review for
archiving value<\/td><\/tr>
Records documenting
assessment and non-assessment related
advice given to students
and decisions made
about a student, including documents that support
the decision making.<\/td>		Records documenting the conduct and results of:
\u2022 Course and Module \/
Award Boards of Examiners
\u2022 Disciplinary hearings
\u2022 Academic appeals \/ student complaints
\u2022 Fitness to practise
\u2022 Notes from ‘advisory’ meetings with tutors
\u2022 Assessment offence hearings
\u2022 Assessment feedback documents (not the assessment itself)
\u2022 Admissions documentation<\/td>		Last action on case, or formal
confirmation of outcome by appropriate body
or, completion of
award+ 6 years,
then destroy<\/td><\/tr>
Research Degrees.<\/td>Records documenting the agreement of
proposals, supervisions, the conduct of
formal assessment undertaken and
submission of final artefact.<\/td>		Completion of
award + 6 years,
then review for
archival value<\/td><\/tr>
Records documenting
the institution’s
procedural
arrangements for its
operations, and the
work of non-statutory
committees (e.g. not
University Council
committees).<\/td>		Records documenting the establishment of key operating procedures.
For example:
\u2022 Records documenting the
conduct of the business of
a non-statutory committee (agenda, minutes,
supporting documents)
\u2022 Procedures for the validation and review of taught programmes
\u2022 Procedures for undertaking
administrative tasks in a student\u2019s programme<\/td>		Superseded + 5
years then review
for archiving
value.<\/td><\/tr>
Records documenting
the review, analysis,
monitoring and
performance of
operations.<\/td>		Records documenting the establishment and use of activities used to monitor the
impact or measure the performance of particular activity. For example:
\u2022 Customer Satisfaction Surveys
\u2022 Performance Management Reviews
\u2022 Retention analysis
NB: If data not anonymised,
it must meet requirements
set out in ICO
anonymisation guidance
to comply with
Data Protection legislation<\/td>		Current Year + 5
years then review for archiving
value<\/td><\/tr>
Records documenting
the handling of
non-statutory
communications with those external to the organisation.<\/td>		Records documenting general
communications with those external to the organisation and the internal handling
of related responses.
For example:
\u2022 Press release
\u2022 Marketing campaigns<\/td>		Last Action + 2
years, then
review for
archival value.<\/td><\/tr>
Records documenting
the planning and
completion of
specifically defined
activities, and the
completion of day-to-day administrative
tasks.<\/td>		Non-strategic \/ non-sensitive
administrative information (not required to be retained
for external reporting
purposes) documenting the
design, organisation, operation and summary results of a specific set of activities for a
defined end point:
\u2022 Induction Programmes
\u2022 Open Days
\u2022 Examinations
\u2022 Award Ceremonies<\/td>		Completion of
activity +1 year,
then destroy<\/td><\/tr>
Records documenting
the handling of
enquiries made by
individuals\/organisations
external to the
institution (non-statutory).<\/td>		Records documenting enquiries, public
complaints and
requests from individuals\/organisations. For example:
\u2022 Reference requests
\u2022 Complaint by resident<\/td>		Last action + 1
year, then
destroy<\/td><\/tr>
Records documenting
membership of
professional associations
and maintenance of
accreditation.<\/td>		Records documenting the establishment of corporate
or individual (institutionallyfunded) membership of:
\u2022 Professional associations
\u2022 Institution’s official representation on
committees of other organisations in
the sector
\u2022 Attainment and maintenance of
accreditation under an independent quality management scheme.<\/td>		Termination of
membership
+ 1 year, then
destroy<\/td><\/tr>
Assessments (taught
students).<\/td>		Work submitted by students for assessment:
\u2022 Assignments \/ Examination scripts \/Portfolios \/ Dissertations
(these are assessments held by the assignment room)<\/td>		Mark confirmed
by Board of
Examiners + 3
months, then
destroy<\/td><\/tr>
Assessment (taught
students).<\/td>		Samples of assessed work include:
\u2022 Coursework
Examination scripts
\u2022 Major\/final year projects
(samples should comprise good, intermediate, bare-pass and fails)<\/td>		Current

year +5 years, then destroy<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

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Please refer to the Human Resources Management Records Retention Schedule<\/a>** for retention periods relating to the following activities:<\/p>\n\n\n\n