Data Wiping for Councils and Government: Accountable, Certified Erasure

Secure Data Wiping for Councils and Government

Councils and government bodies hold data about housing, benefits, social care, planning, electoral registers and more. As offices consolidate and estates modernise, large volumes of computers, servers and storage reach end of life. We provide certified data wiping for local and central government, with secure collection, on-site attendance and a data erasure certificate for every job.

Why Public Bodies Need Evidence

What We Wipe for Councils

• Office PCs and laptops, including hybrid-working fleets. See laptop and PC wiping
• Servers, storage and data centre equipment. See server and RAID wiping
• Loose hard drives and SSDs. See hard drive wiping and SSD wiping
• Mobiles and tablets issued to staff. See mobile and tablet wiping
• Drives from CCTV recorders, multifunction printers and other equipment holding data, subject to assessment

Compliance and Procurement

Councils work to UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018, alongside their own information governance and records retention policies. The National Cyber Security Centre publishes guidance on secure sanitisation of storage media, and our methods follow recognised guidance such as NIST 800-88. If you are tendering or working through a framework, ask us for the documentation your process needs. See GDPR for the wider legal picture.

How It Works for Councils

1. Scope. Share equipment lists, buildings and timelines, for example an office closure date.
2. Quote. A clear, fixed quote within 24 hours.
3. Attend or collect. On-site wiping or secure collection from each location.
4. Erase and verify. Each device is wiped and recorded by serial number and asset tag.
5. Report. Certificate and report that reconcile to your asset register.

On-Site, Collection and Bulk Options

You choose how the work happens. We offer free secure collection across the UK, with equipment tracked from pickup to completion. If your council equipment cannot leave site, our on-site data wiping service wipes it at your premises while your staff watch. For large refreshes and multi-site projects, our bulk data wiping service plans collection and erasure in scheduled batches.

Proof of Erasure for Your Records

Every job ends with a data erasure certificate and a serial-level report, giving your governance, audit and compliance teams the evidence they need. See how this supports GDPR accountability in our compliance guide.

Drives That Cannot Be Wiped

Faulty, damaged or unsupported drives go through certified data destruction, with a record of destruction by serial number, so every device has a documented final status.