IHRD-70 Response Accepted Self-assessed

Board Meeting Minutes Preservation

Recommendation

Effective measures should be taken to ensure that minutes of board and committee meetings are preserved.

Published Evidence Summary
The following publicly available evidence relates to this recommendation:
According to the Department of Health Northern Ireland's Implementation Programme, established in March 2018, the recommendation to ensure effective measures for preserving minutes of board and committee meetings was addressed (Official government response, 2018). This recommendation was reported as "Completed" as of January 2024, indicating, according to the Official government response (2024-01-31), that board and committee meeting minutes preservation procedures have been strengthened. No further specific details regarding these strengthened procedures have been publicly identified since this update.
How was this assessed?
Assessed by gemini-2.5-flash on 19 Mar 2026
Checked data held on this site (government responses, progress updates, independent evidence)
External sources searched: www.gov.uk, www.health-ni.gov.uk, www.legislation.gov.uk, hansard.parliament.uk
This recommendation requires implementation across many organisations. The assessment reflects central policy response, not adoption in individual organisations.
Jurisdiction
Northern Ireland
Response
Accepted
Accepted HSC Trusts
01 Mar 2018

Board and committee meeting minutes preservation procedures strengthened.

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Source
Report Report of the Inquiry into Hyponatraemia-related Deaths 31 Jan 2018
Responsible Bodies
HSC Trusts Primary
Recommendation age 8.1 yrs
Last formal update 783 days ago