Hello all, I've been asked to decide whether there is a case for destroying adult social care files 6 years after the last contact was made. I can't help but think that there is some statutory guidance for this but I can't find it. The RMS-GB say that its common practice to archive these permanently but doesn't mention statute. Can anyone point me to the correct statutory guidance if there is some?! Thanks Sarah Sarah Priestley Information Governance Officer Audit, Scrutiny and Information Governance RES1405 Room 307 Cambridgeshire County Council Shire Hall Castle Hill Cambridge CB3 0AP Tel: 01223 699137 The information in this email is confidential and may be legally privileged. It is intended solely for the addressee. If you receive this email by mistake please notify the sender and delete it immediately. Opinions expressed are those of the individual and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Cambridgeshire County Council. All sent and received email from Cambridgeshire County Council is automatically scanned for the presence of computer viruses and security issues ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ All archives of messages are stored permanently and are available to the world wide web community at large at http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/data-protection.html If you wish to leave this list please send the command leave data-protection to [log in to unmask] All user commands can be found at http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/help/commandref.htm Any queries about sending or receiving messages please send to the list owner [log in to unmask] Full help Desk - please email [log in to unmask] describing your needs To receive these emails in HTML format send the command: SET data-protection HTML to [log in to unmask] (all commands go to [log in to unmask] not the list please) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^