Review archiving processes for historic material
Daniel Morgan Panel · The Report of the Daniel Morgan Independent Panel · Issued 15 June 2021 · Addressed to: Home Office
Government responseHome Office: Noted (Jun 2023)
DeliveryNo statement from Home Office found
Recommendation, verbatim from the inquiry
●Inquiry recommendation, Volume 1
In order to avoid most of the delays and difficulties inherent in this case, and in so many other unsolved cases, there is a need for a review of the processes for archiving historic material with a view to creating a system which can produce national and local documents as required.
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In June 2023, the Home Office stated that a new Code of Practice, together with guidance on archiving records in the public interest, would set guidance for preserving records and advice on managing them to prevent obsolescence (Home Office response, Jun 2023). The department noted in June 2023 that chief officers should ensure their forces have systems and processes in place to identify records meeting the criteria for permanent preservation (Home Office response, Jun 2023).
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Government response
●Home Office · Noted · 15 Jun 2023
2.4.4. The new Code of Practice, together with a new, complementary APP on ‘Archiving of records in the public interest’, will set guidance for preserving records where there is a public interest, as well as setting out advice on how appropriate types of records should be managed to prevent obsolescence. Certain police records are archived for their historical value and enduring public interest, for example those involved in major investigations such as a murder. Chief officers should ensure their force has systems and processes in place to identify records that meet the criteria for permanent preservation.
Extract from: Government response to the report of the Daniel Morgan Independent Panel
Delivery
No statement on delivery from Home Office has been found in the sources searched. This is separate from the response above.
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