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Are the records in my office or on my computer "official" records?

Yes. Your records are "official" records if they are kept to document some activity you have undertaken as a University employee. In fact, there is no such thing as an unofficial record. What you might have is copies of other records that you use for reference purposes. You can dispose of these copies when they cease to be of reference use.


Folder icon Appraisal
What is Appraisal? 
Why not keep all records? 
Folder icon Corporate Records
What are records? 
What have records got to do with me? 
What do you class as a record? 
Are the records in my office or on my computer "official" records? 
What do I do with records when I don't need them anymore? 
Folder icon Destruction of Records
Checklist for records destruction 
Which records may I dispose of, and how? 
Folder icon Email Records
Do we have to keep all emails we send or receive? 
What is the best way to manage digital signatures in an email? 
How long must I keep emails for? 
What do I do with attachments?