Keeping Old Paperwork

Now that I'm fully retired, I want to have a clear out, Mrs LS wants an extra filing cabinet drawer.

I know that for HMRC, I should keep it for the previous 6 years, but what about SPS, BPS, NVZ and Cross Compliance? I rang the Defra helpline and was told 10 years, but I can't imagine that's right.
 

Hindsight

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Location
Lincolnshire
I had a clear out yesterday of farmers weeklys 2004 - 2008! Many of the front page pictures and headlines could easily have been written today! But joy of joys I also stumbled across my Arsenal vs Liverpool 1979 Charity Shield programme that somehow had become lodged in same pile of papers.
 

Goweresque

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Location
North Wilts
I heard a nasty story the other day, someone being sued by a former employee from over 20 years ago for a long term health issue, and they (the employer) can't find a record of who the employers liability insurer was that far back, and they're on the hook for hundreds of thousands.

So the lesson is: keep your insurance documentation, forever!!!!
 

MissSteak

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Location
Aberdeenshire
I had a clear out yesterday of farmers weeklys 2004 - 2008! Many of the front page pictures and headlines could easily have been written today! But joy of joys I also stumbled across my Arsenal vs Liverpool 1979 Charity Shield programme that somehow had become lodged in same pile of papers.
Interesting info. I'd have assumed that if you were defending a claim it would be via your current insurance and not related to a past policy.
 
I'm currently having to dig back to 1985 - 1990 onwards for costs of a barn conversion. Fortunately, the docs were not in the attic providing a cosy nest for ancient mice.

For any Tax query, CGT, IHT or proof, keep everything safe.
 

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Red Tractor drops launch of green farming scheme amid anger from farmers

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As reported in Independent


quote: “Red Tractor has confirmed it is dropping plans to launch its green farming assurance standard in April“

read the TFF thread here: https://thefarmingforum.co.uk/index.php?threads/gfc-was-to-go-ahead-now-not-going-ahead.405234/
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