The College has various policies which inform the development and management of some of our activities, as well as our employment practices.
- Archive Collections Development Policy 2023 - this policy is governed and delivered in accordance with the Heritage Strategic Plan and Archive Forward Action Plan
- Archive Collections Information Policy 2023 - this includes accessioning, cataloguing, de-accessioning, disposals and location management.
- Archive Collections Management Policy 2023 - how our precious archival collections are managed
- Data protection statement – summarising how the College handles personal information
- Data protection policy and procedures – our full policy explaining how the College handles personal information about people in line with data protection best practice
- Data Security and Protection Incident Handling Policy and Procedure – how we handle a data security and protection incident
- Diversity policy – how the College promotes and supports diversity in its employment practices
- Endorsement policy – our policy on endorsing documents produced by third-party organisations
- Equal opportunities policy – how the College ensures equality of opportunity in its employment practices
- Franchising policy for RCOG educational courses – information for third parties who wish to franchise an RCOG-branded course
- Heritage Collections Access Policy - how the College makes its Heritage Collections accessible to internal and external users, either physically or remotely
- Heritage Collections Care and Conservation Policy- this policy works toward the standards outlined in EN 16893:2018 Conservation of Cultural Heritage – Collections Trust
- Information Governance Policy – This policy has now been withdrawn, and key content added to the revised Data Protection and Records Management Policies
- Museum collections development policy (PDF) – our policy and strategic framework to guide curatorial and RCOG decision-making in responsible collecting and disposal practices, supporting public trust in the Museum
- Privacy Policy – how we collect, store and manage personal information to comply with the requirements of current data protection legislations
- Publishing links to external websites – the decision-making criteria used to decide whether to link to a third-party website from the RCOG site
- Records management policy and procedures - our framework for the creation, maintenance, storage, use and disposal of records
- Rights and permissions – use of the RCOG logo, reproducing RCOG-copyrighted material and using images of people
- Safeguarding policy – how the RCOG meets its responsibilities to protect and safeguard the welfare of children, young people and adults in a vulnerable situation
- Social media policy – how and why the College uses social media
- Travel & Expenses Policy (UK & Ireland) – information for anyone travelling on College business in the UK and Ireland who wishes to claim travel expenses from the RCOG
- Travel & Expenses Policy (Global) – information for anyone travelling internationally on College business who wishes to claim travel expenses from the RCOG
- Volunteering policy – our commitment to supporting our volunteers and adopting best practice in volunteer management
- Working with industry – our policy on accepting support, advertising and sponsorship from trade and industry and other external stakeholders