| Information type | Keep for | Keep from | Legislation or business reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Economic development strategies and plans | Current with rolling updates | Creation | Business reason |
| Economic data | Ten years | Creation | Business reason |
| external funding – EU spending approval | 12 years | date of final payment (check with managing authority before destruction) | EU regulation |
| exeternal funding – EU benificiary records | 12 years | date of final payment (check with managing authority before destruction | EU regulations |
| external funding – UK spending approved | 7 years | creation | local decision |
| external funding- UK benificiary records | 7 years | creation | local decision |
| economic development plans/strategy | current with rolling updates | creation | local decision |
| economic data | 10 years | creation | local decision |