Retention period for emails/serious crime files

Freedom of information request reference no: 01.FOI.23.028602

I note you seek access to the following information:

For what period do you keep internal emails and internal / external emails?

How long do you keep serious crime files both digital and paper?

Is there a time limit for making a SAR request?

Decision

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

Please find below information pursuant to your request above.

For ease of reference the request has put into numbered questions:

Q1 - For what period do you keep internal emails and internal / external emails?

Internal and external emails are kept for a period of 3 years.

Q2 - How long do you keep serious crime files both digital and paper?

The information to answer this question is already in the public domain and can be accessed via the link below:

Review, retention and disposal | College of Policing

Q3 - Is there a time limit for making a SAR request?

There is no time limit for making a SAR request.