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Written question asked by Mike Wood (Conservative) on Wednesday, 2 April 2025, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 7 April 2025. It was answered by Abena Oppong-Asare (Labour) on Wednesday, 9 April 2025 on behalf of the Cabinet Office.


Prime Minister: Email

Question

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 1 April 2025 to Question 40914 on Prime Minister: Email, what his Department's policy is on how long emails that are (a) received by 10 Downing Street, (b) not explicitly placed on the official record keeping system and (c) stored on the Downing Street exchange server should be retained.

Answer

As under successive administrations, routine emails are held for no longer than 90 days on the email system at which point they are automatically removed from staff mailboxes. This is in line with the Code of Practice on the management of records.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
43463
Session
2024-26
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