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What period and facts govern riddor record retention in England and Wales?

Each entry must be kept for at least three years from the date it was made. This is a minimum retention duty, not a report-submission deadline or permission to discard other legally required records.

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Period
Each entry must be kept for at least three years from the date it was made
Trigger
The actual date each required record entry was made
Rule
Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 2013 regulation 12
Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 2013 regulation 12

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Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 2013 regulation 12. Each entry must be kept for at least three years from the date it was made. This is a minimum retention duty, not a report-submission deadline or permission to discard other legally required records. The riddor record retention source guide provides no computed date or paid calculation.

Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 2013 regulation 12

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What period and facts govern riddor record retention in England and Wales?

Each entry must be kept for at least three years from the date it was made. This is a minimum retention duty, not a report-submission deadline or permission to discard other legally required records.

Responsible actor. The responsible person keeping the required RIDDOR record.

The actual date each required record entry was made

This is a minimum retention duty, not a report-submission deadline or permission to discard other legally required records.

The responsible person keeping the required RIDDOR record. Each entry must be kept for at least three years from the date it was made. This is a minimum retention duty, not a report-submission deadline or permission to discard other legally required records.

Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 2013 regulation 12

How does this provision count time?

  1. Each entry must be kept for at least three years from the date it was made
  2. Keep the record at the relevant workplace or responsible person’s usual place of business, with the applicable inspection availability.
  3. This is a minimum retention duty, not a report-submission deadline or permission to discard other legally required records.

Each entry must be kept for at least three years from the date it was made. Preserve the instrument’s actual incident, notification, knowledge, performance or retention wording. A separate court timetable does not replace this statutory obligation.

For riddor record retention, a weekend or closed office does not itself extend the statutory duty or replace its actual trigger. Establish the relevant authority, completion method and any expressly permitted alternative.

Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 2013 regulation 12

Which facts prevent one automatic date?

Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 2013 regulation 12. Each entry must be kept for at least three years from the date it was made. This is a minimum retention duty, not a report-submission deadline or permission to discard other legally required records. The riddor record retention source guide provides no computed date or paid calculation.

ResultRead the operative provision and establish the applicable branch.

The responsible person keeping the required RIDDOR record has records of the actual date each required record entry was made. Each entry must be kept for at least three years from the date it was made. Keep the record at the relevant workplace or responsible person’s usual place of business, with the applicable inspection availability. This is a minimum retention duty, not a report-submission deadline or permission to discard other legally required records. Establish the complete riddor record retention branch before choosing an endpoint.

The proposed riddor record retention completion encounters a weekend, disputed event or unavailable office. Each entry must be kept for at least three years from the date it was made. Preserve the instrument’s actual incident, notification, knowledge, performance or retention wording. A separate court timetable does not replace this statutory obligation. For riddor record retention, a weekend or closed office does not itself extend the statutory duty or replace its actual trigger. Establish the relevant authority, completion method and any expressly permitted alternative. Establish effective riddor record retention completion under the actual source. No assumed extension or substitute date is computed.

This is a minimum retention duty, not a report-submission deadline or permission to discard other legally required records. The actual date each required record entry was made. Each entry must be kept for at least three years from the date it was made. Keep the record at the relevant workplace or responsible person’s usual place of business, with the applicable inspection availability. Preserve this riddor record retention qualification instead of treating an incomplete input as a final date.

Which conditions and exceptions apply?

Actor and completed riddor record retention step
The responsible person keeping the required RIDDOR record. Keep the record at the relevant workplace or responsible person’s usual place of business, with the applicable inspection availability.
Controlling riddor record retention event and qualification
The actual date each required record entry was made. This is a minimum retention duty, not a report-submission deadline or permission to discard other legally required records.
Counting and completion of riddor record retention
Each entry must be kept for at least three years from the date it was made. Preserve the instrument’s actual incident, notification, knowledge, performance or retention wording. A separate court timetable does not replace this statutory obligation. For riddor record retention, a weekend or closed office does not itself extend the statutory duty or replace its actual trigger. Establish the relevant authority, completion method and any expressly permitted alternative.
Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 2013 regulation 12
  • The responsible person keeping the required RIDDOR record. Each entry must be kept for at least three years from the date it was made. This is a minimum retention duty, not a report-submission deadline or permission to discard other legally required records.
  • RIDDOR record retention concerns keep the record at the relevant workplace or responsible person’s usual place of business, with the applicable inspection availability. The the actual date each required record entry was made is specific to this procedure and cannot be replaced by another safety deadline’s event.

What must the responsible actor complete?

Questions about this procedure

What period and facts govern riddor record retention in England and Wales?

What period governs riddor record retention?

Each entry must be kept for at least three years from the date it was made. This is a minimum retention duty, not a report-submission deadline or permission to discard other legally required records.

Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 2013 regulation 12

Which event controls riddor record retention?

The actual date each required record entry was made. Preserve the actual event evidence before choosing a procedural route.

Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 2013 regulation 12

What completes riddor record retention?

Keep the record at the relevant workplace or responsible person’s usual place of business, with the applicable inspection availability. The responsible person keeping the required RIDDOR record must establish completion of that specific duty or application.

Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 2013 regulation 12

Does retention start on the incident date?

Regulation 12(2) uses the date the entry was made. A later-created entry does not receive a shortened accident-based retention period.

Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 2013 regulation 12

Can an existing injury record satisfy RIDDOR?

Regulation 12(4) permits another-purpose record if it covers the required recordable injuries and contains the Schedule 1 Part 2 particulars.

Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 2013 regulation 12

Who can inspect a mine or quarry record?

Regulation 12(2)(b) provides availability for any nominated person and workmen’s inspectors, excluding an identifiable individual’s health record.

Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 2013 regulation 12

Official sources and review

Provisions used (2)
Provisions used in this guide
ProvisionPurpose
Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 2013 regulation 12Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification
Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 2013 schedule 1Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification
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