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265 - Delegation of Authority

Last updated on January 30, 2025

Records relating to the delegation of authority, including financial signing authority.

Records types include correspondence, specimen signature cards, and expense authority matrices.

non-OPR NOTE: Offices will retain non-OPR copies of records for SO nil DE

Primary-
Secondary		 Records Series OPR  
  A SA FD  
265-00 Policy and procedures SO nil DE  
265-01 General FY+2y nil DE  
265-20 Delegation of authority authorization records
(covers cancelled authorities temporary/time-dated authorities, signature sample cards, authorizations/matrices, and ministry internal authorizations for expenditures)
SO = when the authority has expired or been superseded by new instructions
7y = The retention period is consistent with the retention period for related financial records classified under section 4 Financial Management.		 SO+1y 6y DE PIB

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OPR – office of primary responsibility

A – active
SA – semi-active
FD – final disposition

FY – fiscal year
nil – no retention period
SO – superseded or obsolete
y – year
DE – destruction
PIB – personal information bank

Contact information

For general inquires, contact the Government Information Management (GIM) branch at:

Email
GIM@gov.bc.ca