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 Norman Baker (Liberal Democrat) on Thursday, 26 April 2012 on behalf of the Department for Transport.

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E-mail

Question

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

Answer

E-mails in the Department for Transport are retained in accordance with the terms of The Public Records Act 1958 and the guidelines from the National Archive.

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Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

102950; 543 c995W

Session

2010-12

Subjects

Department for Transport Email

Link

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