7
Response
No Response
Self-assessed
Protocol for adding/removing archive material
Recommendation
We recommend the development of a protocol which identifies the criteria according to which material not disclosed by the Panel may be added in the future, and material currently disclosed may be removed. Such decisions should be made by the Editor-in-Chief, having consulted archival, legal and ethical experts, where appropriate.
Published Evidence Summary
The following publicly available evidence relates to this recommendation:
According to the available information, no formal government response was published, and no formal protocol for adding or removing archive material was developed. According to the same information, this is attributed to the absence of an Editor-in-Chief, as recommended in Recommendation 6, and the digital archive remains a static snapshot at The National Archives. No further published evidence has been identified since the government's statement in 2012.
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.legislation.gov.uk, hansard.parliament.uk
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Response
No Response
Response
No Response
No Response
Cabinet Office
01 Dec 2012
No formal government response published. Without the appointment of an Editor-in-Chief (Recommendation 6), no formal protocol for adding or removing archive material was developed. The archive exists as a static snapshot at The National Archives.
Source
Inquiry
Hillsborough Panel
Report
Hillsborough: The Report of the Hillsborough Independent Panel
12 Sep 2012
Responsible Bodies
Cabinet Office
Primary
Themes & Tags
Recommendation age
13.5 yrs
Last formal update
4861 days ago