Hello all,
A retention question for you all to mull over -
A member of staff who’s leaving has some closed case files she wants to
know how long to keep.
She works in complementary education (counselling service for children) and
has case files containing the initial referral, the assessment, case notes,
and questionnaires - all containing personal information.
The children were referred to her mainly through schools (bullying,
exclusions etc.) but not always - and some were looked after children. Also
although none were referred to her due to child protection concerns as a
result of the counselling some cases then were referred on due to CP
concerns that came out the sessions.
Having looked at own retention guidance (based on RM Society) and the
retention guidelines for schools and I get varing time periods due to the
range of issues covered in the above case files.
Any advice would be appreciated!
Have a good weekend!
Bob
Robert Hagon-Powley
Records Management Officer
Middlesbrough Council
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