Objectives

Records Management consists of policies and procedures intended to:
  • Ensure compliance with records management laws and requirements.
  • Reduce costs for maintaining official records.
  • Manage risks related to records.
In addition to assuring legal compliance, records management reduces costs for physical and electronic record keeping resources by controlling volumes and promoting efficient organization and management of active and inactive files for retrieval.
CAUTION: Records management helps manage legal risks that can result from maintaining outdated records. An approved Records Retention Schedule provides legal authority to destroy records when their required retention period has been met.