Uncollected Goods Act 1995

This section applies to personal documents that are uncollected goods.

A receiver may dispose of personal documents if the depositor—

has been given written notice of the receiver’s intention to dispose of the documents, and

has been given at least 28 days, from the date when notice was given, within which to collect the documents.

Personal documents must be disposed of by way of a secure destruction method or by returning the documents to their author.

In this section—

a birth certificate, passport or other identity document, or

bank books or other financial statements or documents, or

photographs and other personal memorabilia, or

licences or other documents conferring authorities, rights or qualifications, or

any other record, or class of record, prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this definition.