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title: Retire a policy using the Compliance Workspace
description: Retiring a policy is part of the policy management process. It can be retired using the Compliance Workspace anytime after being approved and published to the KB.
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# Retire a policy using the Compliance Workspace

Retiring a policy is part of the policy management process. It can be retired using the Compliance Workspace anytime after being approved and published to the KB.

## Before you begin

Role required: sn\_compliance\_admin or sn\_compliance\_manager

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to **All** > **Policy and Compliance** > **Policies**.

2.  Open the Policy record.

3.  In the top-right corner, click **Retire**.

    This option is available only for policies in a published state.