Written question asked by Mike Wood (Conservative) on Friday, 29 May 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 2 June 2026. It was answered by Nick Thomas-Symonds (Labour) on Wednesday, 3 June 2026 on behalf of the Cabinet Office.
Former Ministers: Departmental Records
- Question
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To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 21 May 2026 to Question 1237 on Former Ministers: Departmental Records, whether his Department has guidance on that issue.
- Answer
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The Guidance for the Management of Private Office Information & Records is published on gov.uk and sets out the legal and institutional framework for the management of ministerial records, the types of records that should and should not be preserved, and confirms that ministerial records should be transferred to departmental archives when a minister leaves office.
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- 2026-27
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