What are Transitory Records and when should we get rid of them?

What are Transitory Records and when should we get rid of them?

Feedback we received following our 2024 Summer survey suggested that we should do a special blog on transitory records; what are they and when should we get rid of them? Transitory records are information, or data, that have various forms (e.g. reports, emails, chat message, documents etc.) that have short-term usefulness. It is possible that […]

What is the Office of Primary Responsibility (OPR)?

What is the Office of Primary Responsibility (OPR)?

A topic that appeared throughout the survey comments this year was the need for clarity on who exactly is responsible for the records we create. In this post we will be discussing what is the OPR and what they do. When looking at a Retention and Disposition Schedule (RDS), aside from the time-period that units […]