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Microsoft Purview compliance portal: Data Lifecycle Management - Introduction of secure workflow to bypass legal holds and retention policies
A new Priority cleanup workflow is being introduced in Microsoft Purview that allows admins to create controlled exceptions to delete items subject to retention policies or legal holds on Exchange. The feature requires dedicated security roles, multi-approver authorization, and complete audit logging to maintain compliance controls.
Action required: Review and plan implementation of Priority cleanup feature; establish governance policies around security roles, approval workflows, and audit requirements for managing deletion exceptions to retention policies and legal holds.
Microsoft's description
The first release of Priority cleanup enables admins to create a recurring exception to delete items under a broader retention policy and/or legal hold on Exchange workload. Creating a Priority cleanup will require a separate security role, multiple approvers, and will have a complete audit trail.