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Dear All,

A bit of a puzzler for me that I hope you can help me resolve. Is there a general requirement to retain any document relating to asbestos for a period as long as those specifically focused on asbestos management?

 

Here is the scenario:

 

Normal retention for a document is one year.  Say, a monthly supervision report.

 

The document is stored in an HR file.

 

The person leaves the authority.

 

A claim ensues relating to asbestos several years later.

 

Document is found in HR file.

 

Document refers to asbestos handling.

 

Would there have been a reason to retain a document that mentions asbestos for several years beyond the normal retention period?

 

Best,

 

Lawrence

 

 

Lawrence Serewicz

Information and Records Manager

Transformation and Partnerships

Durham County Council

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Subject: 'Deliberately' obscure gov't file names leave Japan's National Archives at a loss

 

Some government officials say the titles of official document files were deliberately obscured in a bid to prevent the general public from making requests to the government to disclose the documents under the freedom-of-information system.

"We were afraid that if the contents of documents could be easily assumed from their file names, it would be easier for members of the public to request disclosure of the documents. We feared that we would be a target of criticism based on the information that was disclosed," one former official said.

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