Okay.
The retention and disposal standard for documents governed by the Privacy Act and prescribed by the Treasury Board states that in matters dealing with complaints of personal harassment, where there has not been a secondary incident within the space of two years, all documents relating to the incident, including any letters outlining disciplinary action, are shredded. Essentially, if there are no other complaints against you after two years, the documents relating to harassment are shredded. It doesn't follow you from area to area. So if you move from one area to another area three years later, no one knows that you were maybe investigated or charged with sexual harassment.
Do you think two years is an appropriate amount of time to keep on file information related to an employee's offence? I'd like to ask both of you for your opinion. Do you think it should be more? Do you think it should ever be shredded?
I can start with you, Vicky.