Government Departments: Data Protection

(asked on 14th June 2021) - View Source

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their policy for the use of self-destructing messages in communications with Government departments where no record of these messages is retained.


Answered by
Lord True Portrait
Lord True
Leader of the House of Lords and Lord Privy Seal
This question was answered on 28th June 2021

The Government acts in accordance with the Code of Practice on the management of records issued under section 46 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

This includes advice on the disposal of ephemeral information and how to keep records needed for business, regulatory, legal and accountability purposes.

The Government is reviewing how guidance can be updated to reflect contemporary information management practice in the modern digital working environment.

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