7 Response No Response

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:
The government has not accepted this recommendation.
Sources
Government response (2012-12-01): no_response Text: 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. Progress update (2012-12-01): Not Accepted 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.
How was this evidence gathered?
Evidence searched by baseline-data-v1 on 26 May 2026
Checked data held on this site (government responses, progress updates, independent evidence)
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
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
Report Hillsborough: The Report of the Hillsborough Independent Panel 12 Sep 2012
Responsible Bodies
Cabinet Office Primary
Recommendation age 13.7 yrs
Last formal update 4929 days ago