Procedures

File Centre shredding standards include:

• Audit trail
• Certificates of destruction
• Data protection policy incorporating Duty of Care Principle 7 of the Data Protection Act
• Registration with Data Protection Agency and adherence to data protection policy incorporating Duty of Care DPA 7th principle
• ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 company
• Recycled material where possible
• Registered with the Environment Agency
• Material destroyed within one working day of arrival at File Centre
• Recorded CCTV monitoring of the perimeter, with additional coverage provided for the destruction area
• E-receipts for collections

File Centre staff:

• are Criminal Records Bureau vetted personnel in accordance with BS7858
• are uniformed and carry photographic File Centre identification
• are restricted in the number of authorised personnel who can access the destruction facility
• have signed Confidentiality Agreements

The material for destruction is:

• protected from unauthorised access
• kept in a secure caged destruction area
• shredded to DIN level 3

File Centre vehicles:

• are tracked in real time
• are hard-bodied where used for the transportation of paper
• are fitted with immobilisers, have central locking and are alarmed