Law and Governance Directorate
| Directorate |
Service |
Service area |
Processing activity |
Type of file |
Retention |
Basis of retention |
| Law & Governance |
Democratic Services |
Democratic Services |
Members and Councillor Information |
Members and Councillor Information |
Permanent (i.e. 100 years) |
not applicable |
| Law & Governance |
Law & Governance |
Monitoring Officer |
Advice |
not applicable |
Kept for second term after Councillor has left office. |
not applicable |
| Law & Governance |
Law & Governance |
Monitoring Officer |
Complaints |
not applicable |
Kept for second term after Councillor has left office. |
not applicable |
| Law & Governance |
Legal Services |
Coroner’s Services |
Death Investigation and Reporting |
not applicable |
20 Years - After this period, files may be retained indefinitely within the county archives if considered to be of historical interest. |
Legal requirement |
| Law & Governance |
Legal Services |
Coroner’s Services |
Inquest Proceedings |
not applicable |
100 Years - After this period, inquest files may be retained indefinitely within the county archives if considered to be of historical interest. |
Regulation 27(1), Coroners (Investigations) Regulations 2013 |
| Law & Governance |
Legal Services |
Land Charges |
Property Searches/Charges |
not applicable |
7 years |
not applicable |
| Law & Governance |
Legal Services |
Legal Services |
Cases and Queries |
not applicable |
Litigation prosecutions - 7 years Childcare documentation - 75 years after child's 18th birthday Property matters - some for 25 years and some are 100 years Road Traffic, Right to buy - 100 Dependent on the specific area of law. |
not applicable |
| Law & Governance |
Legal Services |
Legal Services |
Continuing Competence Records/Continuing Professional Development Records |
not applicable |
2 years |
not applicable |