scope:

This standard applies to the collection and management of records that are considered by Network Rail to be worthy of permanent retention because of their value to the business and to the nation and as designated by law.

It specifies the collection of records; archive cataloguing standards; access; disposal; preservation and conservation as well as the stakeholder relationships the Corporate Archive will maintain.

Purpose

This policy establishes the remit under which the Network Rail Corporate Archive operates, by establishing how records that are to be kept permanently for legal and regulatory reasons will be acquired, catalogued and managed.