On Thu, 8 May 2008 07:08:35 -0700 (PDT), Martin Brown wrote:
> On May 8, 2:07 pm, "Peter Crosland" wrote:
>> Martin Brown wrote:
>>> We have tried asking this question of our county council for guidance,
>>> but they did not know the answer. And I couldn't see any suitable
>>> guidance on Google or in the newsgroups. The main question is:
>>
>>> How long should Parish Council Minutes be archived for as a minimum?
>>
>>
>> As a general legal principle you need to keep the records for at least six
>> years.
>
> OK. So that requirement at least is well satisfied.
>
>> After that the appropriate thing would be to give them to the county
>> records office.
>
> So it is worth a trip to look for the missing minute books there.
> Thanks.
>
>> The records are required to be open to inspection during
>> normal office hours without charge.
>
> This seems a rather onerous burden for unpaid volunteers with no
> permanent offices or staff.
Rather depends on the "normal" office hours, doesn't it? |