Hi @Glenn Maxwell ,
According to this document, E5 should be enough to benefit from Microsoft Purview Data Lifecycle Management features.
Please add the user to the Compliance Administrator admin role group by following instructions in Permissions in the Microsoft Purview compliance portal and then check the result.
See the Permissions section in Get started with data lifecycle management.
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