Resources Directorate

Directorate Service Service area Processing activity Type of file Retention Basis of retention
Resources Audit, Risk and Information Access to Records Subject Access Requests (disclosure made) Correspondence between: •The data subject (or their agent) and the Council. •Internal departmental correspondence. •All information that was disclosed. •All information that was withheld along with grounds for withholding. •All correspondence relating to the processing of the request through to disclosure. 6 years plus current  
Resources Audit, Risk and Information Access to Records Subject Access Requests (no disclosure made) Correspondence between: •The data subject (or their agent) and the Council. •Internal departmental correspondence. 6 years plus current  
Resources Audit, Risk and Information Compliments, Concerns & Complaints Adult Services Complaints   Keep in line with Adult Services records - 7 years following the end of the Authority's involvement which is normally after they pass away.  
Resources Audit, Risk and Information Compliments, Concerns & Complaints Children's Services Complaints   Keep in line with Children's Services records - generally 75 years from 18th birthday  
Resources Audit, Risk and Information Compliments, Concerns & Complaints Complaint   6 years from the complaint being received  
Resources Audit, Risk and Information Compliments, Concerns & Complaints General Complaints   6 years (plus current)  
Resources Audit, Risk and Information Compliments, Concerns & Complaints Interview Statements   6 years plus current  
Resources Audit, Risk and Information Compliments, Concerns & Complaints Investigation Reports   6 years plus current  
Resources Audit, Risk and Information Compliments, Concerns & Complaints Ombudsman Complaints Complaints files, correspondence etc 6 years (plus current)  
Resources Audit, Risk and Information Compliments, Concerns & Complaints Personal Information in relation to Investigators - incl. Instructions, Invoices etc Instructions, invoices etc Instructions etc kept in line with file retention periods. Investigator personal details - keep until they inform us they no longer want to work for us.  
Resources Audit, Risk and Information Compliments, Concerns & Complaints Reports generated from Complaints processed Complaints reports - Pentana statistical reports Previous year plus current  
Resources Audit, Risk and Information Data Protection Data Breaches - reports and correspondence relating to internal investigations into compliance with information legislation. •Incident investigation reports •Supporting correspondence 6 years plus current  
Resources Audit, Risk and Information Data Protection Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs), Data Sharing Documentation •Data Protection Impact Assessments •Data Sharing Agreements/Data Processing Agreement/WASPI Information Sharing Protocols/Data Disclosure Agreements •Ad hoc data sharing requests 15 years plus current (will then review to see if documents are still required i.e. if systems/sharing still in use)  
Resources Audit, Risk and Information Data Protection Enquiries - internal deliberations relating to DPA requests and/or advice provided by or received by Information Governance Team •Advice to stakeholders regarding DPA 6 years plus current  
Resources Audit, Risk and Information Freedom of Information Disclosures •Disclosure letter •Outcome of review/appeal responses (if applicable) •Attachments 6 years plus current Request and response transferred to Disclosure Log (personal data redacted) which is publicly available and will also be held for 6 years in line with retention.  
Resources Audit, Risk and Information Freedom of Information Requests from Customers •Details of the request •Outcome of review/appeal responses (if applicable) •Attachments 6 years plus current Request and response transferred to Disclosure Log (personal data redacted) which is publicly available and will also be held for 6 years in line with retention.  
Resources Audit, Risk and Information Internal Audit CIFAS Fraud Checks   Service data will be retained in line with their own retention policies.  CIFAS have their own retention policy.  CIFAS uploads may be held on fraud investigation files and will be held in line with their retention period.  
Resources Audit, Risk and Information Internal Audit Credit Checks Personal credit checks, company credit checks 1 year plus current  
Resources Audit, Risk and Information Internal Audit Internal Audit files   6 years plus current  
Resources Audit, Risk and Information Internal Audit National Fraud Initiative NFI Matches Data on NFI system - retention managed by NFI. Data sent to us to upload and data matches returned saved on network drive - retain previous exercise plus current.  Archive record (no personal data contained) will be retained for 10 years in line with NFI data deletion schedule.  
Resources Audit, Risk and Information Internal Audit Whistleblowing/Fraud Allegations Investigation Files 6 years plus current (if Police investigation would keep until trial completed and/or any appeal - if longer than 6 years)  
Resources Audit, Risk and Information Records Management Digital Mail and Mailroom Original Mail. Transfer sheets. Parcel log 6 months in RMU.  
Resources Audit, Risk and Information Records Management Service files   Files retained in line with service retention periods  
Resources Finance & Revenue Services Benefits Cost of Living Support Scheme (COLSS)   6 years plus current year Financial Regulations
Resources Finance & Revenue Services Benefits Housing Benefit and Council Tax Reduction Scheme (CTRS)   7 years after claim terminated/rejected Financial Regulations
Resources Finance & Revenue Services Benefits Housing Renovation Grants   6 years plus current Financial Regulations
Resources Finance & Revenue Services Benefits Self Isolation Payments   7 years Financial Regulations
Resources Finance & Revenue Services Benefits Support Payment for Unpaid Carers   6 years plus current year Financial Regulations
Resources Finance & Revenue Services Benefits Welsh Winter Fuel Scheme   6 years plus current financial year Financial Regulations
Resources Finance & Revenue Services Business Rates Grants for Welsh Government (Temporary)   6 years plus current year Financial Regulations
Resources Finance & Revenue Services Business Rates Producing Bills & Initiating Recovery Action   NDR Court Files destroy 6 years from end of case NDR applications for discounts/exemptions retain for life of claim NDR Financial reports retain until audited by PCC Internal Audit. Council Tax/NDR applications for discounts/exemptions retain for life of claim Council Tax/NDR Financial reports retain until audited by PCC Internal Audit.  
Resources Finance & Revenue Services Council Tax Processing Council Tax Bills/Reminders/Exemptions/Post Office Cards   Council tax/NDR Court Files destroy 6 years from end of case Council Tax/NDR applications for discounts/exemptions retain for life of claim Council Tax/NDR Financial reports retain until audited by PCC Internal Audit Financial Regulations
Resources Finance & Revenue Services Financial Services 21st Century Schools Grant Monitoring data   7 years  
Resources Finance & Revenue Services Financial Services Cheque Information   Destroy 7 years after administrative use is concluded We will retain the information provided to us for six complete financial years and your information will be securely disposed of once it is no longer required  
Resources Finance & Revenue Services Financial Services Children's Direct Payments   7 years  
Resources Finance & Revenue Services Financial Services Claims and Asset Data   Destroy 7 years after administrative use is concluded.  
Resources Finance & Revenue Services Financial Services Council House Tenants   7 years  
Resources Finance & Revenue Services Financial Services Council Housing - Right to Buy   7 years  
Resources Finance & Revenue Services Financial Services Debt Raised by Debtors Debt   Transactional Data Delete 7 years after the date of final payment. Customer Details Customer records may be deleted where the customer has no associated transactional data, for example: the customer record was created but never used; or all transactional data has been deleted following the 7-year retention period.  
Resources Finance & Revenue Services Financial Services Debtors Information   Transactional Data Delete 7 years after the date of final payment. Customer Details Customer records may be deleted where the customer has no associated transactional data, for example: the customer record was created but never used; or all transactional data has been deleted following the 7-year retention period.  
Resources Finance & Revenue Services Financial Services Customer Details   Customer records may be deleted where the customer has no associated transactional data, for example: the customer record was created but never used or all transactional data has been deleted following the 7 year retention period.  
Resources Finance & Revenue Services Financial Services Direct Payments   Destroy 7 years after administrative use is concluded.  
Resources Finance & Revenue Services Financial Services Financial Monitoring for Homecare and Supported Accommodation   7 years  
Resources Finance & Revenue Services Financial Services Grants (in excess of 90 separate grants)   Dependent on grant.  
Resources Finance & Revenue Services Financial Services Highway Bonds, Road Adoptions   7 years  
Resources Finance & Revenue Services Financial Services Information for processing BACS payments   Destroy 7 years after administrative use is concluded We will retain the information provided to us for six complete financial years and your information will be securely disposed of once it is no longer required  
Resources Finance & Revenue Services Financial Services Leasehold Tenants Reports   Destroy 7 years after administrative use is concluded  
Resources Finance & Revenue Services Financial Services Mutual Absence Scheme   5 year contract in place with Powys County Council. Data stored for 5 years plus 1 extra year  
Resources Finance & Revenue Services Financial Services S106 Agreements   7 years  
Resources Finance & Revenue Services Financial Services Salary Estimates/Monitoring   Destroy 7 years after administrative use is concluded We will retain the information provided to us for six complete financial years and your information will be securely disposed of once it is no longer required  
Resources Finance & Revenue Services Financial Services State Aid/Subsidy Control   10 years  
Resources Finance & Revenue Services Financial Services Statement of Accounts   7 years  
Resources Finance & Revenue Services Financial Services Sub contractors Tax, Vat issues   7 years  
Resources Finance & Revenue Services Financial Services Supplier Details (P2P)   Transactional Data Delete 7 years after the creation date, unless: the account is in credit; or the transaction relates to a grant. Supplier Details Delete supplier records if the supplier is no longer trading or is deemed irrelevant to PCC, provided that none of the following apply: the supplier’s account is in credit; the supplier has invoices created within the last 7 years; the supplier has invoices relating to grants.  
Resources Finance & Revenue Services Financial Services Vehicle Users   Until we no longer have the vehicle new owner details replace old data which is deleted  
Resources Finance & Revenue Services Housing Rents Rent Payments/Post Office Cards   Rent Accounts destroy 6 years after tenancy terminated plus current year.  
Resources Finance & Revenue Services Macmillan - Welfare Benefits Advice Welfare Application Assistance   7 years Financial Regulations
Resources HR & Organisational Development Health & Safety Accident & Incident Records a. Incident report forms –employees b. Incident report forms –members of the public (adults) c. Incident report forms –members of the public (children) d. Investigation of work related ill health cases by Safety Adviser e. Individual’s accidental exposure to radiation or Asbestos (Retain both paper copy and electronic version) a. Retain for 6 years b. Retain for 6 years c. Retain for 25 years from DOB d. As relevant to above group e. Retain for 40 years Where the documents relate to identifiable individuals, the period of retention is absolute. Therefore they should not be disposed of prior to this period, and should only be exceeded where there is a justifiable reason. Where documents relate to non identifiable individuals, the periods stated here are the minimum recommended, but sections are at liberty to retain these longer if they wish.
Resources HR & Organisational Development Health & Safety Closed Circuit Television systems, footage and related materials CCTV footage CCTV still images Destroy 31 days after footage/images are recorded unless footage/images have been requested for another use  
Resources HR & Organisational Development Health & Safety Process of carrying out monitoring to ensure that processes are safe • Monitoring results • Health & Safety Inspection reports Destroy 6 years from last action Statutory
Resources HR & Organisational Development Health & Safety Process of inspecting equipment to ensure it is safe Equipment inspection records Destroy 7 years from disposal of the equipment Statutory
Resources HR & Organisational Development Health & Safety Process of monitoring of areas where employees and persons are likely to have become in contact with asbestos  Property asbestos files Destroy 5 years from last action Health Surveillance records-destroy 40 years from last action Control of Asbestos at Work Regulations 1987 and 2002
Resources HR & Organisational Development Health & Safety Risk Assessments a. COSHH substance risk assessments b. DSE risk assessments c. Asbestos risk assessments (of tasks and activities where exposure exceeds action level – incidents of exposure is listed above) d. Noise risk assessments/surveys e. Vibration risk assessments/surveys f. Person/individual stress risk assessments (individual Risk Assessments for identifiable LCC employees) g. Collective/ team based stress risk assessments h. Other risk assessments not specifically listed above, that do not contain personal data. a. Retain for 6 years (minimum retention period) b. Retain for 6 years (minimum retention period) c. Old RAs to be kept at least 6 years after new RA carried out (minimum retention period) d. Old RAs to be kept at least 6 years after new RA carried out (minimum retention period) e. Old RAs to be kept at least 6 years after new RA carried out (minimum retention period) f. Length of employment, plus 6 years g. Retain for 6 years (minimum retention period) h. Retain for 6 years (minimum retention period) Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 1999 Control of Asbestos at Work Regulations 1987 and 2002
Resources HR & Organisational Development Human Resources - HR Management/Trent/Payroll Absence Data. Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) records, calculations, certificates, self-certificates, occupational health reports. Also COVID-19-related SSP records such as the dates off sick.   The Statutory Sick Pay (Maintenance of Records) (Revocation) Regulations 2014 (SI 2014/55) abolished the specific statutory retention period, therefore we keep sickness records to best suit business needs. 7 years after the employment ceases to cover, Equality Act, Personal Injury Claims & breach of contract claims The Statutory Sick Pay (Maintenance of Records) (Revocation) Regulations 2014 (SI 2014/55)
Resources HR & Organisational Development Human Resources - HR Management/Trent/Payroll Bank Details   Bank details should be deleted as soon after the end of employment as possible once final payments have been made  
Resources HR & Organisational Development Human Resources - HR Management/Trent/Payroll DBS Checks   Certificates not retained (they go to the individual) - just record the outcome.  
Resources HR & Organisational Development Human Resources - HR Management/Trent/Payroll Disciplinary/Grievance Data   7 years after employment ceases (may be unreasonable to refer to expired warnings after two years have elapsed, but required to ensure that all Disciplinary Records involving Children/vulnerable adults are retained on the File for duration of contract plus 7 years.)– placed on personal file permanently.  No archiving exercise undertaken. Recommended period
Resources HR & Organisational Development Human Resources - HR Management/Trent/Payroll Driving offences   Must be removed once the conviction is spent under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974
Resources HR & Organisational Development Human Resources - HR Management/Trent/Payroll Furlough Records   6 years for furlough records including amounts claimed, claim period per employee, reference number and calculations. For flexible furlough - usual and actual hours worked.  Statutory retention period.
Resources HR & Organisational Development Human Resources - HR Management/Trent/Payroll Immigration checks   2 years after the termination of employment. Statutory retention period
Resources HR & Organisational Development Human Resources - HR Management/Trent/Payroll Income tax and NI returns, income tax records and correspondence with HMRC   Not less than 3 years after the end of the relevant financial year. The Income Tax (Employments) Regulations 1993 (SI 1993/744) as amended
Resources HR & Organisational Development Human Resources - HR Management/Trent/Payroll New Starter/Employment Terms and conditions including offers, written particulars, contracts and variations   We will need to keep other types of records for as long as they remain relevant and are needed for the scheme to operate; usually the life of the contract plus 6 years. Recommended 7 years may be justified to allow for potential extensions to claim periods.
Resources HR & Organisational Development Human Resources - HR Management/Trent/Payroll Payroll wage/salary records (also overtime, bonuses, expenses, benefits in kind) Timesheets & Travel Claims   At least 3 years after the end of the tax year to which they relate. Statutory retention period Taxes Management Act 1970.
Resources HR & Organisational Development Human Resources - HR Management/Trent/Payroll Pension records   12 years after the benefit ceases. Duty is for the Dyfed Pension Scheme Administrators as we process pension contributions and send to the Fund for recording.  
Resources HR & Organisational Development Human Resources - HR Management/Trent/Payroll Right to work in the UK checks   Home Office recommended practice is 3 years after employment ends Recommended 
Resources HR & Organisational Development Human Resources - HR Management/Trent/Payroll Statutory Maternity Pay records including Mat B1s, dates of maternity leave, certificates showing the expected week of confinement (also shared parental, paternity and adoption pay records)   3 years after the end of the tax year in which the maternity period ends. The Statutory Maternity Pay (General) Regulations 1986 (SI 1986/1960) as amended, Maternity & Parental Leave Regulations 1999
Resources HR & Organisational Development Human Resources - HR Management/Trent/Payroll Working time records including overtime, annual holiday, time off for dependents, opt outs etc   2 years from date on which they were made.  The Working Time Regulations 1998 (SI 1998/1833) and Employment Rights Regulations 2023
Resources HR & Organisational Development Learning & Development Corporate Employee Training   Term of employment Statutory retention period
Resources HR & Organisational Development Learning & Development Training Records relating to children and young adults   25 years Limitation Act states until the child/young adult reaches the age of 21 Limitation Act 1980
Resources HR & Organisational Development Occupational Health Accident/Incident reports Accident reports and arising notes and recommendations For accidents involving adults – 6 years For accidents involving children – until child reaches age 25. HSE/Best Practice
Resources HR & Organisational Development Occupational Health Diaries • Appointments with Occupational Health (OH) team and Medical Officers. 1 year Best Practice
Resources HR & Organisational Development Occupational Health Manual Handling • Individual Training Records (TR) • Records database  Electronic record stored on HR system including; dates of attendance at courses for life of employment.  Rationale for keeping of individual TR is that these remain relevant in practice until superseded by later training, and assist managers in assessing level of competence and future training need e.g. to support redeployment, accident/incident investigation etc. OH Best Practice
Resources HR & Organisational Development Occupational Health Medical Notes - non OH • NHS Consultant reports • GP medical reports • Counselling feedback evaluations. Retain hard / electronic copy for 6 years from date of last entry or leaving employment – whichever is reached first. Faculty of Occupational Medicine (FOM) 
Resources HR & Organisational Development Occupational Health Occupational Health Referrals • Referral form • OH medical professional clinical notes. • OH medical professional clinical reports. • Medical redeployment health records • Ill health retirement health records. Retain hard / electronic copy for 6 years from date of last entry or leaving employment – whichever is reached first. Faculty of Occupational Medicine (FOM) 
Resources HR & Organisational Development Occupational Health Pre Placement Questionnaires • Questionnaires and arising clinical notes and internal recommendations. Retain hard / electronic copy for 6 years or Age 75 – whichever is reached first. Faculty of Occupational Medicine (FOM) 
Resources HR & Organisational Development Occupational Health Statutory Health Surveillance • Hard copy or electronic record of Statutory Health surveillance including; test results and medical assessment records (screening forms for audiometry, spirometry, skin surveillance and Hand Arm Vibration)   40 years from date of last entry HSE / Statutory requirement
Resources HR & Organisational Development Occupational Health Worker Assessments • Parking assistance request • Night worker assessment • Drivers annual health declaration Retain hard / electronic copy for 6 years from date of leaving employment or Age 75 – whichever is reached first. OH Best Practice
Resources HR & Organisational Development Recruitment & Selection Applications (part completed applications)   Until job application closes.  
Resources HR & Organisational Development Recruitment & Selection Applications (Successful candidates)   The successful applicant’s application will be retained on EDMS File as part of the employee record. Part of the ongoing employee data required & therefore deemed key information under contract in respect of stated training & qualifications.
Resources HR & Organisational Development Recruitment & Selection Applications (Unsuccessful candidates)   1 year after unsuccessful application - Please note that applicants registered on our job site have access to their previous applications and are likely to refer to complete newer applications.  We would have to ensure that they are aware that prior applications of 6 months duration only will be retained 6 months would be in line with the current statutory limitation period for Equality Act 2010 
Resources HR & Organisational Development Social Care Workforce Development Team Mailing List   2 years  
Resources HR & Organisational Development Social Care Workforce Development Team Social Care Workforce Development Programme (SCWDP) Training (commissioned providers employees)   7 years after employment ceases  
Resources HR & Organisational Development Social Care Workforce Development Team Social Care Workforce Development Programme (SCWDP) Training (internal employees)   2 years - when the new GDPR review happened we contacted everyone on our lists asking if they wanted to remain on our lists.    
Resources IT Design and Marketing Social Media - Sprout Social   Sprout Social (social media management platform) will hold the data for the lifetime of our contract, and will hold the data for 13 months after the termination of the contract, after which it is automatically deleted. (The contract will expire June 2025) Provide insights into performance and sentiment metrics.
Resources IT Digital Services My Account   Retain for life of account. When account closed or inactive retain for 5yrs then destroy. To allow easier, digital access to our services.
Resources IT Digital Services Records of Return to Work Meetings   The Statutory Sick Pay (Maintenance of Records) (Revocation) Regulations 2014 (SI 2014/55) abolished the specific statutory retention period, therefore we keep sickness records to best suit business needs. 7 years after the employment ceases to cover, Equality Act, Personal Injury Claims & breach of contract claims Provide valuable data on absence trends. Ensure we are fulfilling our legal obligations and exercising duty of care to our employees.
Resources IT IT Development Digital Mailbox - for customer queries   12 months To allow a reasonable timescale for complaints to be investigated. 
Resources IT IT Infrastructure Contractors/Suppliers   For as long as the contract lasts For business administration and support
Resources IT IT Infrastructure Security Logs   Up to 13 months  Security monitoring and compliance
Resources IT Service Desk Self Service Portal (Top Desk)   Retention Policies for staff leavers - (Persons) within Topdesk are archived one month after leaving the authority. Then automatically anonymised 3 months later. On the person card, all data will be anonoymised except for branch, department and location. *On the linked cards, the caller information will be anonymised. Operators (IT Staff) are anonymised 1 month after archiving. Data in closed cards is deleted after 36 months. To operate an internal ICT ticketing solution. Provide insights into performance metrics, user satisfaction, and common issues to improve the support process.
Resources Policy & Communications Communications Contacts Book   Until they move on/we stop working with them.  
Resources Policy & Communications Communications Prgloo Onclusive   Until our contract with the organisation ends.  
Resources Policy & Communications Corporate Planning & Performance Team Engagement, Consultation and Survey Respondees   Folders kept on shared drive containing consultation information will be labelled with their retention period and reviewed and deleted/managed as appropriate within the 5 year period. Any consultation data that may be held by services on their servers will need to be erased/managed by individual services  
Resources Resources & Procurement Accounts Payable Supplier Details   Delete supplier records if the supplier is no longer trading or is deemed irrelevant to PCC, provided that none of the following apply: the supplier's account is in credit; the supplier has invoices created within the last 7 years; the supplier has invoices relating to grants.  
Resources Resources & Procurement Accounts Payable Transactional Data    Delete 7 years after the creation date unless the account is in credit or the transaction relates to a grant. Public Records Act. HMRC Retention and Disposal Policy
Resources Resources & Procurement Accounts Receivable Customer Details   Customer records may be deleted where the customer has no associated transactional data, for example: the customer record was created  but never used or all transactional data has been deleted followiing the 7 year retention period.  
Resources Resources & Procurement Accounts Receivable Transactional Data   Delete 7 years after the date of final payment  
Resources Resources & Procurement Insurance Insurance purposes including Insurance claims   10 years after completion of an insurance claim, or expiry of a individually specific insurance policy. 40 years for information relating to potential long term risks or diseases: e.g. Mesothelioma  
Resources Resources & Procurement Procurement Barclaycard purchase card transaction information and applications   Until they no longer have a card  
Resources Resources & Procurement Procurement Supplier Record and Contact Details   Current plus 2 previous years - kept alongside Supervision record  
Resources Resources & Procurement Procurement Tenderers Employee Details/Historic Tenders/Contracts   No retention but Bravo has an automated process for archiving Tenders so it will go into the archived folder after a certain amount of time - within 12 months In line with Welsh Government Portal
Resources Resources & Procurement Procurement TUPE arising from Tender process   6 years from the end of the financial year which the contract period ends within Financial Regulations
Resources Resources & Procurement Strategic Funding Team Active Inclusion: Youth Futures Pembrokeshire (European Social Fund project)   Paperwork is retained for the period of the project-rolling retention period dependent on grant conditions as stipulated by ESF and WEFO: 7 or 5 years once year has closed depending on year (since 2014 this is 5 years) Hold records until advised otherwise. This is a contractual requirement imposed on the basis of the Common Provisions Regulation EC1303/2013.
Resources Resources & Procurement Strategic Funding Team Active Inclusion: Youth Futures Pembrokeshire (European Social Fund project)   Paperwork is retained for the period of the project-rolling retention period dependent on grant conditions as stipulated by ESF and WEFO: 7 or 5 years once year has closed depending on year (since 2014 this is 5 years) Hold records until advised otherwise. This is a contractual requirement imposed on the basis of the Common Provisions Regulation EC1303/2013.
Resources Resources & Procurement Strategic Funding Team Ancient Connections (European Regional Development Fund grant funded Operation)   Paperwork is retained for the period of the project-rolling retention period dependent on grant conditions as stipulated by ESF and WEFO: 7 or 5 years once year has closed depending on year (since 2014 this is 5 years) Hold records until advised otherwise. This is a contractual requirement imposed on the basis of the Common Provisions Regulation EC1303/2013.
Resources Resources & Procurement Strategic Funding Team Bucanier (European Regional Development Fund grant  funded Operation)   Paperwork is retained for the period of the project-rolling retention period dependent on grant conditions as stipulated by Southern Regional Authority (Ireland) and WEFO: 7 or 5 years once year has closed depending on year (since 2014 this is 5 years) Hold records until advised otherwise. This is a contractual requirement imposed on the basis of the Common Provisions Regulation EC1303/2013.
Resources Resources & Procurement Strategic Funding Team CAM NESA (European Social Fund grant funded  Operation)   Paperwork is retained for the period of the project-rolling retention period dependent on grant conditions as stipulated by ESF and WEFO: 7 or 5 years once year has closed depending on year (since 2014 this is 5 years) Hold records until advised otherwise. This is a contractual requirement imposed on the basis of the Common Provisions Regulation EC1303/2013.
Resources Resources & Procurement Strategic Funding Team Cleddau to Coast Fishing Local Action Group   Paperwork is retained for the period of the project-rolling retention period dependent on grant conditions as stipulated by EMFF and WG Rural Payments: 7 or 5 years once year has closed depending on year (since 2014 this is 5 years) Hold records until advised otherwise This is a contractual requirement imposed on the basis of the Common Provisions Regulation EC1303/2013.
Resources Resources & Procurement Strategic Funding Team CYNNYDD (European Social Fund grant funded project Operation)   Paperwork is retained for the period of the project-rolling retention period dependent on grant conditions as stipulated by ESF and WEFO: 7 or 5 years once year has closed depending on year (since 2014 this is 5 years) Hold records until advised otherwise. This is a contractual requirement imposed on the basis of the Common Provisions Regulation EC1303/2013.
Resources Resources & Procurement Strategic Funding Team Experience for Industry (European Social Fund project)   Paperwork is retained for the period of the project-rolling retention period dependent on grant conditions as stipulated by ESF and WEFO: 7 or 5 years once year has closed depending on year (since 2014 this is 5 years) Hold records until advised otherwise. This is a contractual requirement imposed on the basis of the Common Provisions Regulation EC1303/2013.
Resources Resources & Procurement Strategic Funding Team State Aid - Subsidy Control   10 years from date of subsidy, however, the retention period may depend on the legislation under which the state aid or subsidy was awarded: EU State Aid law; EU-UK Trade & Co-operation Agreement; Subsidy Control Act 2022. Generally, 10 years from date of an award under state aid law or the TCA but use this also for the Subsidy Control Act pending clarification on retention from UK Government.  (The current Statutory Guidance gives no advice and there is no relevant case law).  
Resources Resources & Procurement Strategic Funding Team Tackling Poverty Pembrokeshire (European Social Fund Operation)   Paperwork is retained for the period of the project-rolling retention period dependent on grant conditions as stipulated by ESF and WEFO: 7 or 5 years once year has closed depending on year (since 2014 this is 5 years) Hold records until advised otherwise. This is a contractual requirement imposed on the basis of the Common Provisions Regulation EC1303/2013.
Resources Resources & Procurement Strategic Funding Team UK Community Renewal Fund   All documentation is retained including by the project deliverer and any subcontractors for seven years from the date on which the funding period ends. (extract from “UK Community Renewal Fund Assurance guidance for Lead Authorities in England, Scotland, Wales, and Local Councils in Northern Ireland”, published by DLUHC)  
Resources Resources & Procurement Strategic Funding Team UK Shared Prosperity Fund   For a period of not less than ten years from 31 March 2025 Southwest Wales Local Authorities Collaboration Agreement relating to: UK Shared Prosperity Fund (for the Southwest Region Submission), Clause 14.5.
Resources Resources & Procurement Strategic Funding Team Workways Plus European Social Fund Operation (Pembrokeshire CC project)   Paperwork is retained for the period of the project-rolling retention period dependent on grant conditions as stipulated by ESF and WEFO: 7 or 5 years once year has closed depending on year (since 2014 this is 5 years) Hold records until advised otherwise. This is a contractual requirement imposed on the basis of the Common Provisions Regulation EC1303/2013.

Retention Schedule

 

ID: 13684, revised 14/04/2026
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