Retention Period for Airwave Radio Tapes

Freedom of information request reference no: 01.FOI.22.027266

I note you seek access to the following information:

1: What was the Retention Period for Airwave Radio Tapes in 2015 - i.e. in 2015 how many years were Airwave Radio Tapes being held for before they were deleted?

2: What is the current Retention Period for Airwave Radio Tapes - i.e how many years are Airwave Radio Tapes currently being held for before they are deleted?

3: Has there been a change in the Retention Period for Airwave Radio Tapes - and if there has been a change in the Retention Period, when did that change take place?

Decision

I have today decided to disclose the located information to you in full.

Please find below information pursuant to your request above.

Q1 - What was the Retention Period for Airwave Radio Tapes in 2015 - i.e. in 2015 how many years were Airwave Radio Tapes being held for before they were deleted?

In 2015, the retention period for Airwave radio tapes was 2 years.

Q2 - What is the current Retention Period for Airwave Radio Tapes - i.e how many years are Airwave Radio Tapes currently being held for before they are deleted?

The current retention period for Airwave radio tapes is 7 years.

Q3 - Has there been a change in the Retention Period for Airwave Radio Tapes - and if there has been a change in the Retention Period, when did that change take place?

The change to retention period was introduced in March 2020.