Monarchy: Information
2026-05-28 · Cabinet Office · 4176 · Official question
Question
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether official information is considered to be held by the Crown when a Crown Servant leaves Crown service and retains such information on (a) personal devices and (b) non-government communication channel.
Answer
Official information, wherever stored, is considered to be held by the Crown.I refer the Member for Kingswinford and South Staffordshire to the Government’s 2023 ‘Guidance on Using Non-Corporate Communication Channels for Government Business’ for further ...