Public Records
(asked on 11th January 2016) - View Source
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government why the official records from 1987 relating to the ban on the publication of <i>Spycatcher</i> by Peter Wright have not been released to the National Archives under the 20-year rule.
This question was answered on 3rd February 2016
Moving from a 30 year to 20 year rule has meant a doubling of the amount of information to be considered for release. The Cabinet Office is actively reviewing the remaining 1987 and 1988 records and will complete this work as quickly as possible.