I would suggest that the Youth Offending Teams or Youth Justice Panel are
also consulted, as their retention periods can be significantly shorter than
7 years, and longer periods will no doubt have some impact in their area.
Ian W
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> Christine Dowland
> Sent: 03 December 2004 11:45
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> Subject: Retention period - anti-social behaviour records (summary)
>
>
> Dear All
>
> Many thanks for the replies concerning the retention period
> for records re
> anti-social behaviour.
>
> The majority view was that they should be kept for 7 years
> after the last
> action. This tallies with the recommendations of the RMS
> Guidelines for
> local authorities (section 4.1 and 9.21) and takes into account the
> Limitation Act 1980. It was also suggested that the partner
> agencies (eg.
> police, probation) should be consulted to ensure uniformity.
>
> Hope this is helpful.
>
> Christine
>
> Christine Dowland
> Archivist
> Isle of Wight Record Office
> 26 Hillside
> Newport PO30 2EB
>
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