Record Manager Question:

A records Retention and Disposal Schedule is a control document that sets out the periods for which an organisation’s business records should be retained to meet its operational needs and to comply with legal and other requirements. It forms a key element of the University's records management policy. It consists of timetables that set out when individual or groups of records are due for review, transfer to an archive and/or destruction.

In response to compliance with current legislation eg the Freedom of Information Act 2000, they make it easier to establish whether or not a record exists when a request is received. Using such schedules will also give the public confidence that the University has adequate procedures for identifying records that have been requested.