Document Storage Information - Retention Schedules

Listed below are the retention schedules for a range of business records

The categories included are:

Click on the category that you are interested in to see the relevant retention schedule.


Admin 

Company

Employment

Financial  

Health & Safety  

Insurance 

Legal 

Pensions 

Sales Records 

Transport

 

Illustration of an Archive Retention Schedule

Archive category

Specific archive type Retention period Reason for retention
ADMIN Goods in/out record book
Stock adjustment sheets
Inventories
Current plus 6 years
2 years
Until superseded and a new
inventory has been audited
Legal
Audit
Commercial

 

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Ardington Archives and is intended for guidance purposes only.
While every reasonable effort has been made to verify the accuracy
of the information provided, no liability can be accepted in respect
of any errors or discrepancies and the content of the website is
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