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 Tuesday, 9 June 2026 on behalf of the Cabinet Office.
Monarchy: Information
- Question
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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
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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 detail.
Secondary information
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- Written question
- Reference
- 4176
- Session
- 2026-27
- Related items
- Subjects
- ICT Disclosure of information Information Monarchy
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- 2026-07-07 10:48:54 +0100
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