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Written question asked by Richard Holden (Conservative) on Friday, 9 May 2025, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 13 May 2025. It was answered by Abena Oppong-Asare (Labour) on Monday, 19 May 2025 on behalf of the Cabinet Office.


Prime Minister: Email

Question

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 17 April 2025 to Question 43463 on Prime Minister: Email, whether emails which are automatically removed after 90 days that have not otherwise been saved for long-term storage are still considered to be held under (a) the Freedom of Information regime and (b) Subject Access Request regime.

Answer

As under previous administrations, guidance set out by the Information Commissioner’s Office is followed here:

https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/foi/freedom-of-information-and-environmental-information-regulations/determining-whether-we-hold-information/




Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
51163
Session
2024-26
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Subjects
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Link
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