MHCLG: records and information management policy
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How records and information are managed in the department in order to meet our statutory responsibilities.
Adapted edition
- Document type
- Reference Guide
- Format
- DOCX
- Pages
- 3
- Language
- English
- Version
- 1.0
- Updated
- 2026-09-16
- Category
- Privacy & data protection
- Licence
- Open Government Licence v3.0
Description
How records and information are managed in the department in order to meet our statutory responsibilities. Consult the original guidance for current legal and operational details.
Contents
- How we manage records and information
- How we manage information
- Roles and responsibilities
- Creating and capturing records
- How long we keep records
- When we keep information for longer
- Secure deletion and disposal
- Why we may not hold certain information
- Working transparently
- Freedom of Information (FOI) contact information
- Use of Artificial Intelligence
Source and licence
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
AttributionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, ‘MHCLG: records and information management policy’ (updated 12 March 2026), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
ChangesNeutral text-only adaptation from the official GOV.UK Content API body: headings, paragraphs, ordered and unordered list items and clickable source-link destinations in an appendix preserved. Images, logos, page design, accessible-format request widgets and linked attachments excluded; normalised whitespace, invisible format marks and typography.
Version history
- v1.016/09/2026