Skip to main content

Written question asked by John Denham (Labour) on Tuesday, 27 March 2012, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 16 April 2012. It was answered by Robert Neill (Conservative) on Tuesday, 1 May 2012 on behalf of the Department for Communities and Local Government.


E-mail

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what his policy is on the period for which emails sent and received by (a) Ministers, (b) officials, and (c) special advisers in his Department are retained; and whether such emails are recoverable from the IT systems in his Department after that period.
Answer

E-mail messages that form part of the official record are saved for as long as business needs require and stored corporately in accordance with departmental record management procedures.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
102943; 543 c1426W
Session
2010-12
Subjects
Email Department for Communities and Local Government
Link
View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk