I was interested in your reply to a question on how long financial
records should be stored, also your previous profession.

Six Years sounds right to me - both for the IR and Company records

I would be interested if you would search GA for: frde-ga agolem-ga 
You'll get my first post - T-Mobile a/c records

I would be interested in your views.

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Request for Question Clarification by answerfinder-ga on 21 Feb 2005 11:19 PST

Dear frde-ga
Thank you for asking me on this question, but I?m not sure I can add
any further information. Most telephone/mobile companies provide
itemised billing for their customers if they require it, and under the
terms and conditions of the contract, historical billing records are
available to them ? often this is only 6 months. There?s no
requirement on this.

My fellow researcher, Endo-ga, quite correctly observed that because
of the Data Protection Act, the phone company will not supply any
information on a customer?s account unless that is to the customer or
by way of a Court Order.

The police can gain access to the records under various Acts of Parliament.

The companies are under no requirement to save the itemised billing or
communications data ? although this may change under the
Anti-Terrorism Bill 2002.

The companies will keep financial records for their accounts and tax
purposes but these are not necessarily the same as itemised billing
records. I think it would vary from company to company.

I would be reluctant to say what the current position is as to the
availability of itemised billing. I will say that my previous career
finished in 2001, so I do not have current information or knowledge,
and this type of information would not be available on the internet.

You may find these comments on the Anti-Terrorism Bill 2002 of interest.
http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/docs/vol_retention.pdf
http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/docs2/vol_retention_comms_data.html

Discussion
http://www.statewatch.org/news/2003/sep/11atcs.htm

http://www.snapshield.com/www_problems/Inter/Privacy%20International%20responds%20to%20the%20European%20Commission%20on%20Data%20Retention.shtml

http://www.vnunet.com/news/1126883

Sorry I cannot assist much further by way of an answer, but do ask if
there is something else.

answerfinder-ga

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Clarification of Question by frde-ga on 21 Feb 2005 22:05 PST

Many Thanks - would you post that as an answer (or a 'see above')

I wanted your view on whether it is likely that the detailed call list
still exists and that is what you've provided.

I must confess I had been hoping that they would be classed as
'Financial Records' and therefore fall under the six year rule.
Such is life.  Regards - Jerry

Jerry,
Well, as they say, the customers always right.
My comments are detailed above.
Many thanks.
answerfinder-ga

Many Thanks

Oh dear, Jerry

You are usually so switched on that I find it hard to believe that you
were not aware that the talented Answerfinder was not a member of the
legendary Fraud Squad ... the guys who always wear a smile as well as
a Kalenshikov.

Worried of Hove

Bryan,

Believe me I clocked that some time ago
- just something peculiar two weeks ago has got me sniffing around again
- AF's comment pushed the penny

On a different matter, is that Forum somone set up some time ago, still running ?.

Hi, Jerry

The forum is not exactly running ... more like crawling ...

http://www.ga-commenters.com/

All the Best

Bryan

Thanks Bryan.

I keep getting a problem when logging in:

Problem With Request
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button and try again. If this problem persists, please contact us with
what you were trying to do and the time and date of the problem.
GA Commenters
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http://www.ga-commenters.comCan't open log file: Check your WebGUI
configuration file to set the path of the log file, and check to be
sure the web server has the privileges to write to the log file.
Software error:
Can't call method "disconnect" on an undefined value at
/usr/local/www/WebGUI/lib/WebGUI/Session

Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa :(

Steph53

Steph ... do you really have a button on your back?

Mine's on my front ... in the middle of my belly.

I always suspected women were different.

Jerry,
Thanks, but I?ll leave it at that. You can have this one on me as I do
not think that I supplied in any way a full and complete answer to
your question (especially for your generous price). Another time,
another question perhaps.
Good luck.
answerfinder-ga

You supplied what I asked for 
- your view - well worth thirty quid

As a matter of courtesy, and principle, please claim the question.

Regarding the aforementioned link... I think I've fixed it. There are
new advances coming to that site, hopefully this week.

On topic: I try to scan receipts and store them on CD's so they stay
indefinitely. If I need a copy, I can view and print them.

long time no post, but I just wanted to let people know that I'm
letting that domain expire. :)