Records retention policy and schedule

Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, public authorities are required to maintain a retention schedule listing the record series which the authority creates in the course of its business. The retention schedule lays down the length of time which the record needs to be retained and the action which should be taken when it is of no further use.

This retention schedule contains retention periods for the different records created and maintained by Estyn in the course of our business. This schedule covers data held in a variety of formats, on paper and electronically.