Governance GV31 - Policy - Reviews

Accessed:	2026-07-17
Purpose of series:	Records series documenting the conduct and management of policy reviews.
Scope and contents:	Includes (but not limited to): major drafts, final documents and approvals, background and support information, consultations, notes, correspondence, proposed changes, reports, research and other related documentation.
Cross reference:	For establishment and creation of new policies see: Governance - Policies, Protocols and Procedures (GV30) For meetings related to Board of Governors see: Governance - Board of Governors and Committees (GV10) For meetings related to Senate see: Governance - Senate and Committees (GV11)
Exceptions:

Primary offices:	Unit responsible for or sponsored by
Primary office retention trigger:	Superseded / Obsolete
Primary office disposition:	Transfer to University Archives
Primary office retention period:	5 years
Primary office retention instructions:	S/O = Review complete and version revised, updated, or discontinued. Once policies revised, updated, or discontinued they are to retained for 5 additional years, then transferred to the University Archives for selective retention.

Secondary offices:	N/A
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Expected Operational Use

Vital records	Electronic systems	Personal information	Official media
Yes	NAS, SharePoint	No	Paper, Electronic

Approval date:	Last updated:	Edited by:	Security classification:
2023-01-27	2023-02-07 13:00:30		Internal

Notes:

'Unit responsible for or sponsored by' as defined by Dalhousie University's Policy on Policies (section C.1.). Security Classification: Public - All policies that are of general interest and applicable to the University community and visitors are public. All others - security classification considered internal