Record Keeping

[Chimps Childminding]

We are sure its on here somewhere, but suffering from severe bout of brain fag!!! can anyone point us in the right direction? how long are we required to keep documentation for? we know different things have different lengths of time does anyone have a list pleeeeze!!!!!

Thanks

June & Carolyn

[sarah707]

Children's info for insurance purposes (if they decide to sue you) - 21 years 6 months

Tax stuff - 'There are minimum periods for which you must keep records, eg six years for VAT or five years from the latest date for filing your return for Self Assessment. '

http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/startingup/keeprecs.htm#computer

Other related stuff - it states in the eyfs statutory guidance 'Records relating to individual children should be retained for a reasonable period of time (for example three years) after the children have left the provision.'

http://www.standards.dcsf.gov.uk/eyf...tion/index.htm

Hope this helps

[Pipsqueak]

[QUOTE=sarahnev707;123525]Children's info for insurance purposes (if they decide to sue you) - 21 years 6 months

Gulp - looks like I am going to need a mega filing cabinet!!! 21yrs 6 months

[sarah707]

Nice to know that we could be drawing our pension and some 21 year old ex-mindee we barely remember could come along with a sharp suited lawyer and sue us for some incident they say they remember happening when they were 3, isn't it?

[charleyfarley]

I need an extra room just for all the records we have to keep

21 y 6 m imagine how many records you'll have to keep in that time.

Carol xx

[Cammie Doodle]

Thanks for that Sarah . We can always depend on you to know
June and Carolyn