Public Consultation
Commons · Question 20974 · Tabled 28 Aug 2026 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport · Official record
Answered 29 Sep 2026
Question
Asked by Mike Wood
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what guidance the National Archives has given to Departments on the retention of responses to consultations and calls for evidence.
Answer
Answered by Stephanie Peacock, 29 Sep 2026
The Secretary of State's Code of Practice on the Management of Records issued under section 46 the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (the Code) provides general guidance to departments and wider public authorities on the keeping, management and destruction ...