No. Destruction is governed by the Record Retention Schedule (Para 52). Closed files must be transferred intact and the receiving Department follows the RRS for eventual disposal.
Source: CSMOP Para 46
What if some closed files from the old Department are clearly obsolete — can we destroy them instead of transferring?
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