Record retention and disposition schedules
The Ministry of Justice uses Record Retention and Disposition Schedules (RRDS) to manage its compliance with the Public Records Acts.
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- Ministry of Justice
- Published
- 15 December 2014
- Last updated
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Documents
What to keep
PDF, 404 KB, 12 pages
MoJAdministrative headquartersCourt (RCJ) RRDS
MSPDF, Word146 DocumentKB, 1246 KBpages
MagistratesAdvisory courtCommittees on Justices of the Peace RRDS
MS Word DocumentPDF, 126168 KB
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CountyCivil CourtNational Business Centre RRDS
PDF, 98.1182 KB, 154 pages
CrownCommercial Courtand contract management directorate RRDS
MS Word Document, 127109 KB
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EmploymentCounty tribunalCourt RRDS
PDF, 68.598.1 KB, 415 pages
Health,Court EducationFunds andOffice SocialRRDS
PDF, Care127 ChamberKB, 4 pages
Court of Appeal, civil division RRDS
PDF, 190159 KB, 56 pages
MinistryCourt of JusticeAppeal, criminal division and HMCourt-martial Appeal Court RRDS
PDF, 240 KB, 6 pages
Courts and Tribunals Service FinanceCentres RRDS
PDF, 149 KB, 5 pages
Crown Court RRDS
MS Word Document, 103127 KB
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Employment Appeals Tribunal RRDS
PDF, 185 KB, 4 pages
Employment tribunal RRDS
PDF, 68.5 KB, 4 pages
GRCEstates Tribunals RRDS
MS Word Document, 120174 KB
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GenderFamily RecognitionJustice PanelCouncil RRDS
PDF, 149237 KB, 45 pages
CourtFees ofOffice Appeal,(RCJ) civil division RRDS
PDF, 159140 KB, 64 pages
CourtGender ofRecognition Appeal,Panel criminal division and Court-martial Appeal Court RRDS
PDF, 240149 KB, 64 pages
CommercialGRC andTribunals contract management directorate RRDS
MS Word Document, 109120 KB
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OfficeHealth, ofEducation theand PublicSocial GuardianCare Chamber RRDS
MSPDF, Word190 DocumentKB, 1165 pages
Help with Fees RRDS
PDF, 60.3 KB, 3 pages
JudicialHMCTS ConductGovernance Investigationsand officeAssurance RRDS
MS Word Document, 133119 KB
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CivilHuman JusticeResources CouncilRecords RRDS
PDF, 24357.5 KB, 410 pages
PrisonsIndependent andMonitoring ProbationAuthority Ombudsman RRDS
PDF, 288151 KB, 54 pages
EstatesJudicial Conduct Investigations office RRDS
MS Word Document, 174133 KB
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Presidents’Judicial supportOffice offices RRDS
PDF, 67246 KB, 510 pages
FeesKing's OfficeBench (RCJ) RRDS
PDF, 14080 KB, 48 pages
CourtLegal FundsAid OfficeAgency RRDS
PDF, 12774.2 KB, 410 pages
SentencingMagistrates Councilcourt RRDS
MS Word Document, 130126 KB
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HMCTSMinistry Governanceof Justice and AssuranceHM Courts and Tribunals Service Finance RRDS
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AdministrativeMoJ Courtheadquarters (RCJ) RRDS
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AdvisoryOffice Committees on Justices of the PeacePublic Guardian RRDS
PDF,MS 168Word KBDocument, 4116 pagesKB
ProbateOfficial RegistriesSolicitor RRDSand Public Trustee RRDS
MS Word Document, 122111 KB
EmploymentOperational Appealsand TribunalSystem Assurance Group (HMPPS) RRDS
PDF, 185256 KB, 45 pages
IndependentPresidents’ Monitoringsupport Authorityoffices RRDS
PDF, 15167 KB, 45 pages
SocialPrisons Entitlementand ChamberProbation Ombudsman RRDS
PDF, 151288 KB, 5 pages
ServicePrivate OperationsOffice RRDS
PDF,MS 133Word KBDocument, 4104 pagesKB
ImmigrationProbate andRegistries Asylum Chambers RRDS
PDF,MS 158Word KBDocument, 5122 pagesKB
TaxProperty Chamber RRDS
PDF, 158167 KB, 5 pages
CourtsSenior andCourt TribunalsCosts ServiceOffice Centres(RCJ) RRDS
PDF, 149139 KB, 53 pages
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LegalService AidNow Agency RRDS
PDF, 74.2132 KB, 102 pages
UpperSocial TribunalEntitlement Administrative Appeals Chamber RRDS
PDF, 66.3151 KB, 45 pages
HelpTax withChamber Fees RRDS
PDF, 60.3158 KB, 35 pages
HumanUpper ResourcesTribunal RecordsAdministrative Appeals Chamber RRDS
PDF, 57.566.3 KB, 104 pages
WarUpper PensionsTribunal andLands Armed Forces Compensation Chamber RRDS
PDF, 67.672.4 KB, 46 pages
CivilUpper NationalTribunal Business(Tax Centreand Chancery Chamber) RRDS
PDF, 18264.8 KB, 4 pages
PropertyWar Pensions and Armed Forces Compensation Chamber RRDS
PDF, 16767.6 KB, 54 pages
Details
Ministry of Justice (MOJ) information is kept for three reasons:
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Historical reasons: certain information will form MoJ’s archive - documenting what happened and why. This usually includes important decisions about the organisation, major decisions of policy, primary legislation, samples of court and prison records, and often the information created by or around senior figures in the department.
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Statutory reasons: MOJ is required to keep certain pieces of information for specified periods of time by law - such as HR records, information about your buildings and finance records.
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Personal or team reference, or essential business use: MOJ needs to refer to it in the future to do its job effectively.
The What to Keep guide identifies what a record is, where to save it and when it can be deleted.
Updates to this page
Last updated
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Replaced file 'Service Operations RRDS' with 'Service Now RRDS'.
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Added 'Property Chamber RRDS'.
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Courts and Tribunals Service Centres RRDS updated.
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Civil National Business Centre RRDS published.
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What to keep document updated.
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Help with Fees RRDS, Human Resources Records RRDS and War Pensions and Armed Forces Compensation Chamber RRDS published.
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Upper Tribunal Administrative Appeals Chamber RRDS published and Presidents’ support offices RRDS and Employment Appeals Tribunal RRDS updated.
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County Court, Family Court, Court of Protection and the District Registries of the High Court RRDS, Legal Aid Agency RRDS and Upper Tribunal (Tax and Chancery Chamber) RRDS published.
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Courts and Tribunals Service Centres RRDS, County Court Family Court Court of Protection RRDS, King's Bench (RCJ) RRDS and Upper Tribunal Lands Chamber RRDS published.
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Administrative Court (RCJ) RRDS replaced.
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Health, Education and Social Care Chamber RRDS and Court of Appeal, civil division RRDS updated.
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Tax Chamber RRDS and Immigration and Asylum Chamber RRDS added.
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'What to keep' and 'County court' documents updated. 'Social Entitlement Chamber RRDS' and 'Service Operations RRDS' published.
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Advisory Committees on Justices of the Peace RRDS updated.
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Health, Education and Social Care Chamber RRDS updated.
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Independent Monitoring Authority RRDS published.
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Probate Registries RRDS published.
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Administrative Court (RCJ), Queen’s Bench (RCJ) and Advisory Committees on Justices of the Peace RRDS's published.
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HMCTS Governance and Assurance RRDS and Sentencing Council RRDS published.
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New RRDS documents published
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Presidents’ Support Offices and Language Services RRDS's published.
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Estates RRDS published.
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New records published.
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Judicial Conduct Investigations office RRDS published.
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Office of the Public Guardian RRDS published.
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New RRDS's published.
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What to keep guide updated.
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Solution Delivery Operations RRD, Internal Audit and Assurance RRD, Criminal Injuries Compensation Appeals Panel CICAP RRD and Ecclesiastical Appointments Office RRD added to page.
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MOJ and HMCTS finance, GRC Tribunals and Health, Education and Social Care Chamber RRDS's published.
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Legal Aid Agency, Private Office Directorate and Parole Board RRDS's published.
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NOMS and HMPS RRDS document added
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All RRDS' replaced and 3 new ones added
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Update history
2025-04-02 12:21
Article 2 Investigations Secretariat RRDS published.
2024-09-26 09:20
Replaced file ‘Service Operations RRDS’ with ‘Service Now RRDS’.
2024-04-25 12:36
Added ‘Property Chamber RRDS’.
2024-01-16 08:32
Courts and Tribunals Service Centres RRDS updated.
2023-08-22 10:06
Civil National Business Centre RRDS published.
2023-06-19 10:02
What to keep document updated.
2023-06-01 09:37
Help with Fees RRDS, Human Resources Records RRDS and War Pensions and Armed Forces Compensation Chamber RRDS published.
2023-01-31 12:03
Upper Tribunal Administrative Appeals Chamber RRDS published and Presidents’ support offices RRDS and Employment Appeals Tribunal RRDS updated.
2023-01-09 15:44
County Court, Family Court, Court of Protection and the District Registries of the High Court RRDS, Legal Aid Agency RRDS and Upper Tribunal (Tax and Chancery Chamber) RRDS published.
2022-09-21 10:22
Courts and Tribunals Service Centres RRDS, County Court Family Court Court of Protection RRDS, King’s Bench (RCJ) RRDS and Upper Tribunal Lands Chamber RRDS published.
2022-07-28 15:09
Administrative Court (RCJ) RRDS replaced.
2022-06-23 15:48
Health, Education and Social Care Chamber RRDS and Court of Appeal, civil division RRDS updated.
2022-04-13 13:42
Tax Chamber RRDS and Immigration and Asylum Chamber RRDS added.
2022-03-23 14:23
‘What to keep’ and ‘County court’ documents updated.’Social Entitlement Chamber RRDS’ and ‘Service Operations RRDS’ published.