University Secretary
Why is records management important?
Records management is crucial to all organisations: unless records are managed efficiently, it is not possible to conduct business, to account for what has happened in the past or to make decisions about the future. Records are a vital, corporate asset and are required:
- to provide evidence of actions and decisions;
- to support accountability and transparency;
- to comply with legal and regulatory obligations, including employment, contract and financial law, as well as the Data Protection Act and Freedom of Information Act;
- to support decison making;
- to protect the interests of staff, students and other stakeholders.