Hi List,
I'm hoping to run an initiative to springclean our semi-current storage
which is primarily held offsite. I don't think we have been regularly
reviewing our files for destruction over the years and I anticipate quite a
backlog.
Some of the issues we have identified, particularly with older boxes,
include a lack of clarity on the content, the absence of destruction dates
(although we will always have a date of storage) and a lack of clarity on
onwnership.
The cost of recalling and reviewing each box indivdually means this is not
an approach we can take. We would like to make a destruction decision based
on the information we have, whatever its quality.
Has anyone else faced such a legacy issue? Did you come up with any
particular approaches which enabled you to destroy boxes with an acceptable
level of risk to your business whilst keeping costs low.
Thanks,
Susan
Susan Mansfield
Records Manager
Corporate Services Directorate
Scottish Enterprise
150 Broomielaw
5 Atlantic Quay
Glasgow
G2 8LU
Direct Line: 0141 228 2485
Fax 0141 228 2059
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