9 Response Accepted

Digital archive permanently archived at National Archives

Recommendation

We recommend that the Digital Archive be permanently archived at the National Archives at Kew (or its successor). Regardless of any developments in relation to the Digital Archive, this permanent copy should be held alongside the other archival materials.

Published Evidence Summary
The following publicly available evidence relates to this recommendation:
Government reports this recommendation as delivered. Implemented.
Sources
Government response (2012-12-01): Accepted Text: Implemented. The National Archives holds archived snapshots of the Hillsborough Independent Panel website dating from 2012 onward. The TNA catalogue (reference C14176659) confirms: "This series contains dated gathered versions (or 'snapshots') of the Hillsborough Independent Panel website." The digi Progress update (2012-12-01): Completed Implemented. The National Archives holds archived snapshots of the Hillsborough Independent Panel website dating from 2012 onward. The TNA catalogue (reference C14176659) confirms: "This series contains dated gathered versions (or 'snapshots') of the Hillsborough Independent Panel website." The digi
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Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Response
Accepted
Accepted The National Archives
01 Dec 2012

Implemented. The National Archives holds archived snapshots of the Hillsborough Independent Panel website dating from 2012 onward. The TNA catalogue (reference C14176659) confirms: "This series contains dated gathered versions (or 'snapshots') of the Hillsborough Independent Panel website." The digital archive is permanently preserved alongside other Hillsborough-related archival materials at Kew. (Source: The National Archives catalogue C14176659)

Source
Inquiry Hillsborough Panel
Report Hillsborough: The Report of the Hillsborough Independent Panel 12 Sep 2012
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Responsible Bodies
The National Archives Primary
Themes & Tags
Weak Government Accountability & Scrutiny Records Archiving Preservation
Recommendation age 13.7 yrs
Last formal update 4929 days ago