How to dispose of confidential papers

04 Jul 2013

If you are planning to dispose of papers which contain confidential data or the personal data of staff, students or other individuals, please remember that these must be shredded, either by using an office shredding machine or the services provided by Shred-It.

The blue recycling bags provided by Estates and Facilities must not be used to dispose of confidential waste. A draft document which lists examples of restricted data which should be shredded can be found at:

• Information security categories - confidential data 

Shred-It are the University’s approved supplier of on-site shredding services and can be contacted as follows:

• Tel 07790 891 985 or email Kate.Panayiotou@shredit.com

Further information

Further details are available in the Contracts section of the University’s preferred supplier database GeM, which can be accessed from:

•  Procurement