| Information type | Keep for | Keep from | Legislation or business reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| weights and measures – technical verifications | 6 years | creation | UCAS requirement |
| weights and measures – metrology tests | 6 years | creation | UCAS requirement |
| simple caution reports | 6 years | creation | local decision |
| RIPA authorisations | 3 years | creation | RIPA Codes of Practice |
| returns of legal proceedings – lifetime banning order | permanent | from date ban enforced | |
| returns of legal proceedings | 6 years (or longer if ban over six years) | last court date | |
| premises visit reports | 6 years | date of visit | reasonable precautions and due diligence evidence |
| premises licences – underage alcohol sales enforcement | 3 years then review | creation | |
| legal reports and original court documents | 3 months unless notice of appeal - review file then return original to owners if necessary | last court date | best practice – appeals against conviction |
| premises inspection histories | permanent | creation | local decision |
| poisons – sale of | permanent - annual checks | creation | |
| petroleum storage licenses – annual fee | 5 years | creation | |
| petroleum sites – required for future surveys for development work | permanent | creation | local decision |
| legal reports and documents – first copy and remaining originals | 6 years | last court date | |
| home authority file – BWC applications | 6 years | creation | |
| home authority files – audit forms | 6 years | creation | |
| home authority file – companies with registered office in Devon | 6 years | creation | |
| food sampling | 6 years | creation | |
| financial investigations | 3 years unless forming part of a legal report or confiscation proceeding | creation | Lord Chancellor’s Code of Practice on Records Management |
| explosives storage register | current | creation | Manufacture and Storage of Explosives Regulations (MSER) 2005 |
| business advice – service warnings and others | 6 years | creation | Local decision – may contain personal data |
| animal registration/license – farm animals – TB restrictions | current | creation | |
| animal movement licenses – sheep | 3 years | creation | |
| animal movement licenses – pigs | 6 years | creation | |
| animal feed sampling | 6 years | creation |