Who is Responsible for Records Management?

Related Courses From the owner to the summer intern, all employees are responsible for making sure that business information is accurate, clearly legible, and factual. In one way or another, all members of staff come into contact with administrative records, and this is where an understanding is needed for record management to be carried out […]

What is the Difference Between Data, Information, and Records?

Our Data & Record Courses These three terms can often be thrown around willy-nilly, but there is a difference between them. All three are relevant in the process of record management, so making sure you know what everything means really is vital. The importance of records management cannot be stressed enough, with the benefits being […]

What is Records Management?

Keeping good records is vital for a business of any size. However, figures suggest that UK businesses are far from setting a good example when it comes to record-keeping. HM Revenue and Customs found that until January 2012, 39% of businesses inspected had some issue with their record-keeping. All information that is created, sent and […]

What is a Vital Record?

Vital records, as the name suggests, refer to important events, specifically they are records of life events that are kept under governmental authority. This includes birth certificates, marriage licenses, and death certificates. When it comes to records management the term ‘vital record’ means the records that are essential to the organisation in order to continue […]

What is a Record?

A record is anything that supports the business such as business decisions, policy documents and approval documents. This includes emails, paper documents or electronic files that provide evidence of a business’s activity. Data and information can then be held as a record physically such as a book or electronically in a computer file, or even […]