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Response
No Response
Editor-in-Chief for digital archive
Recommendation
An Editor-in-Chief should be appointed to be responsible for the policy and implementation of the digital archive post-disclosure and continuing technical support should be provided to manage existing and new material.
Published Evidence Summary
The following publicly available evidence relates to this recommendation:
The government has not accepted this recommendation.
Sources
Government response (2012-12-01): no_response
Text: No formal government response published. There is no evidence that an Editor-in-Chief position was established for ongoing management of the Digital Archive. The original Panel website (hillsborough.independent.gov.uk) was archived by The National Archives as a static snapshot rather than being acti
Progress update (2012-12-01): Not Accepted
No formal government response published. There is no evidence that an Editor-in-Chief position was established for ongoing management of the Digital Archive. The original Panel website (hillsborough.independent.gov.uk) was archived by The National Archives as a static snapshot rather than being acti
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Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Response
No Response
Response
No Response
No Response
Cabinet Office
01 Dec 2012
No formal government response published. There is no evidence that an Editor-in-Chief position was established for ongoing management of the Digital Archive. The original Panel website (hillsborough.independent.gov.uk) was archived by The National Archives as a static snapshot rather than being actively managed with new editorial oversight.
Source
Inquiry
Hillsborough Panel
Report
Hillsborough: The Report of the Hillsborough Independent Panel
12 Sep 2012
Responsible Bodies
Cabinet Office
Primary
Recommendation age
14.0 yrs
Last formal update
5033 days ago