Practical guidance

These pages provide general practical guidance on records management topics that to help University staff manage information they are responsible for.

These pages provide general practical guidance to help all members of staff.

This guidance covers general records management principles you should follow. However you should always follow your departmental records management procedures.

Deciding what information needs to be kept.

What to consider when creating records, especially about living identifiable people.

How you should organise your records.

When you can dispose of information.

Avoiding overload and complying with legislation.

Make finding electronic records easier.

Policy on records management and professional contributions by staff.

This page provides a checklist for you to use when leaving the University or moving to a different job within the University.