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Get military records of service for the Royal Navy (including Royal Marines), British Army and Royal Air Force - who can apply, how long it takes, cost, how to apply.

• Overview

  You can apply for either: your own records of service if you are, or have…

• Apply for your own records

  You can apply for your records if you are, or have been, a member of the…

• Apply for the records of a deceased serviceperson

  Records of service for the deceased are held by the Ministry of Defence…

• If you want to complain

  Write to the Ministry of Defence (MOD) Information Rights team if you want…

Information on records.

• Updated: 30 April 2025

Companies House is reviewing the retention period for dissolved company records, following concerns that records should be held for longer than 20 years.

• Updated: 12 May 2026

• Updated: 29 May 2025

Employment agencies and businesses must keep proper records and can be inspected by the Employment Agency Standards (EAS) Inspectorate; the records you must keep, how long to store them and what happens if you're inspected

How records and information are managed in the department in order to meet our statutory responsibilities.

• Updated: 12 March 2026

Personal pay and tax records you must keep to fill in a Self Assessment tax return: which records to keep, how long to keep records.

The council advises the Lord Chancellor on issues around public records over 30 years old, including public access to records when they’re transferred to the National Archives. The council also advises on requests by government departments to keep hold of...

• Updated: 14 February 2023

Information on requesting records of deceased service personnel.

• Updated: 8 January 2026

Ask your local police to give you a copy of the information they hold about you - CRB check, DBS check, proof of identity