Records Management and Archiving Policy

The length of time for which the Commissioner will keep key records and make them available is set out in the records retention schedule document. This document is included in the Records Management sub-class of the “Office of the Scottish Information Commissioner” class, in the Commissioner's Publication Scheme, along with other policy documents relating to records management within the office.

The Commissioner observes the Code of Practice on Records Management, which has been published by Ministers in accordance with Section 61 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002.