The UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) requires that schools do not keep records for 'longer than necessary.' For guidance on how to manage this for your school using a retention schedule, read our article on the retention and disposal of records under the UK GDPR.
Where legislation dictates a specific retention period for first aid, accident and medical records, we've set this out below.
You must have a policy
All schools must have a health and safety policy, where you outline how you retain accident and first aid records.
Download and adapt our model policy to suit your school's context, so you can stay compliant.
Keep an accident book
The Information and Records Management Society (IRMS) toolkit says accident books should be kept for 3 years