New best practice guide on record and information management for churches
A new document sets out best practice on what paper and digital records your church should keep, and for how long, and which can be disposed of or archived.
It’s called the ‘Record Retention Schedule’ and there is an accompanying guide ‘How to complete a record-keeping review’.
Together, these documents replace ‘Keep Or Bin’ and similar guidance that was available in the past, as this had become out of date and didn’t cover all current record types.
The new guidance can help you more easily comply with legal, contractual, GDPR and safeguarding requirements, and care for records of historical value.
Common record types covered in the guide include registers of Baptisms, correspondence with undertakers, accident reports, maintenance reports, mailing lists and Gift Aid records.
The guidance is available at cofe.io/Records