Records Management

Records Management

The County Archive provides Records Management Services to Waterford County Council.
Records have a three-stage life cycle:

Current: records are stored within the offices and are frequently
required by staff in order to carry out the functions of their section.

Non-current: records become non-current when they are needed for only occasional reference or in order to meet legal or financial obligations. When records are non-current they are taken out of the offices and stored in a Records Centre.

Archive/Dispose: records that are no longer required by the local authority are destroyed or transferred to the Archive.

National Retention Policy

The National Retention Policy for Local Authority Records is the Records Schedule used by Waterford County Council in common with other local authorities in Ireland. It is a Records Schedule, which states how long each stage of the life cycle lasts and states whether or not the records are to be sent to the Archive or disposed of. It was drawn up by a group of Freedom of Information Officers and Local Authority Archivists in consultation with staff in the local authorities.

It was published by the Local Government Management Services Board in 2002.

A copy of the National Retention Policy for Local Authority Records is available from the Local Government Management Services Board on CD-ROM.