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Response
No Response
Police records under Public Records Act 1958
Recommendation
The Panel recommends that police force records are brought under legislative control and that police forces are added to Part II of the First Schedule to the Public Records Act 1958, thereby making them subject to the supervision of the Keeper of Public Records.
Published Evidence Summary
The following publicly available evidence relates to this recommendation:
Government response: No Response. Last substantive update was December 2012. No recent public evidence of further progress.
Sources
Government response (2012-12-01): no_response
Text: No formal government response published. The Hillsborough documents disclosed by the Panel were transferred to The National Archives, but a broader review of police records treatment under the Public Records Act 1958 has not been formally announced.
Progress update (2012-12-01): In Progress
No formal government response published. The Hillsborough documents disclosed by the Panel were transferred to The National Archives, but a broader review of police records treatment under the Public Records Act 1958 has not been formally announced.
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Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Response
No Response
Response
No Response
No Response
Home Office
01 Dec 2012
No formal government response published. The Hillsborough documents disclosed by the Panel were transferred to The National Archives, but a broader review of police records treatment under the Public Records Act 1958 has not been formally announced.
Source
Inquiry
Hillsborough Panel
Report
Hillsborough: The Report of the Hillsborough Independent Panel
12 Sep 2012
Responsible Bodies
Home Office
Primary
Themes & Tags
Recommendation age
14.0 yrs
Last formal update
5033 days ago