ICT

1 year retention period

  • All records relating to system fault reporting.
  • All records relating to the management of systems help desk support.

3 year retention period

  • All records relating to ICT resource management.
  • All records relating to the creation and implementation of policy and procedures relating to information security.
  • All records relating to the disposal of information systems.

6 year retention period

  • All records relating to the provision of printing and copying services to staff.
  • All records relating to the maintenance of systems hardware.
  • All records relating to the purchase and installation of peripheral ICT equipment.
  • All records relating to changes made to information systems.
  • All records relating to the implementation and management of computer networks used by council officers.
  • All records relating to the creation, management and publication of the Land Register.

Permanent retention period

  • All records relating to the naming and numbering of streets.
  • Register of Land.

Retained until system decomissioned

  • All records relating to the creation and implementation of security measures for information systems.
  • All records relating to the configuration of information systems.
  • All records relating to the creation and implementation of system tracking requirements.
  • All records relating to the creation of system process maps.
  • All records relating to the design and construction of information systems.
  • All records relating to the development of systems.
  • All records relating to the implementation of ICT systems.
  • All systems manuals relating to current information systems.

Other retention periods

  • All records relating to the provision and fitting of street name plates – the street is removed.
  • All records relating to the registration of publicly owned land and property – public ownership of the land ceases.

Retention period under review

  • All records relating to software licenses for information systems.

Not retained

  • All records relating to the development of business continuity plans including all records relating to the development of business continuity plans.

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