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Latest changes – review, retention and disposal

Date Category Guidance Changes
Information management > Management of police information Review, retention and disposal

Additional paragraph added to retention, review and disposal (last paragraph under ‘Access decisions’).

Information management > Management of police information Review, retention and disposal

Amended sentence 'Code of Practice on Information and records management' to 'Police information and records management' to reflect full name of the Code.

Information management > Management of police information Review, retention and disposal

Published new section on Archiving of records in the public interest.

Information management > Management of police information Review, retention and disposal

Updated all 'Management of Police Information Code of Practice (2005)' references and links to the new 'Police information and records management Code of Practice'.

Information management > Management of police information Review, retention and disposal

Changed title of page from 'Retention, review and disposal' to 'Review, retention and disposal'.

Added information about nominals under 10 years old, Children Act 2004 requirements, Public Sector Equality Duty, the rights of nominals and retention criteria and changed references of 'offenders or suspected offenders' to 'nominals'.

Information management > Management of police information Review, retention and disposal

Updated the link to guidance on the retention, storage and destruction of materials and records related to forensic examination.

Information management > Management of police information Review, retention and disposal

Added link to and reference to NPCC guidance on retention, storage and destruction of materials and records related to forensic examination.

Information management > Management of police information Review, retention and disposal

Definition of MoPI groups amended to reflect changes in light of Schedule 18 of the Sentencing Act 2020.

Information management > Management of police information Review, retention and disposal

Section one, para three - removed '(currently under development)' after '(NPCC) advice'. Section 1.1.2 - added link to NPCC National retention Schedule (NRS) and removed '(currently under development)' after it

Information management > Management of police information Review, retention and disposal

Updated link to Knowledge Hub reference materials

Information management > Management of police information Review, retention and disposal

Retention, review and disposal page replaced with updated page.

Information management > Management of police information Review, retention and disposal

Links removed to NPIRMT national policing community security policy and email added.

Information management > Management of police information Review, retention and disposal

National retention assessment criteria (NRAC) template link replaced.

Information management > Management of police information Review, retention and disposal

Changed email address from assurance@homeoffice.pnn.police.uk to information.assurance@homeoffice.pnn.police.uk.

Information management > Management of police information Review, retention and disposal

New APP on custody images.

Information management > Management of police information Review, retention and disposal

Addition of wording.

Information management > Management of police information Review, retention and disposal

Addition of information about retention of data.

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