Records management

All applications submitted to the HR Department, together with feedback from the short listing process and the interview assessment form will be kept in the recruitment file for 6 months following the date of interview.  All information relating to unsuccessful applicants will be destroyed after this period. Information relating to the person appointed to the post will be transferred into their University HR personal file.  Please note: under the Data Protection Act 1998 candidates can request all information in relation to recruitment process, including any notes taken.

All paperwork from recruitment assignments dealt with at Departmental level (i.e. research vacancies) should be destroyed as confidential waste 6 months after the interview date or returned to HR marked private & confidential if this facility is not available within the Department.

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