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Records Management

Regulatory Documentation Retention

What this control does

Retain required AI compliance documentation for mandated periods and ensure it remains retrievable.

How to implement

Build a record schedule by record type, legal basis and responsible actor, rather than giving every AI record the same retention period. Identify the applicable start and end triggers, retrieval requirements, access restrictions and any required deletion. Retain necessary compliance evidence while avoiding unnecessary sensitive data. Assign record owners and check that systems enforce the schedule. Where legal holds or competing obligations arise, obtain a documented decision rather than silently overriding a specific deletion duty.

Suggested timing and triggers

Throughout the record lifecycle; at the applicable retention or deletion trigger; after legal or system changes; periodic sampling.

Evidence examples

Record inventory with legal basis, owner and retention triggers Configured access, retention and disposal settings Retrieval tests and retained approval records Deletion confirmations and documented holds or exceptions

How to check this control

Sample different record types, including logs and sensitive data. Check that actual settings match the relevant schedule, records can be retrieved when needed and a due deletion was completed or escalated for a documented reason.

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