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Legislation and records management requirements

Charlotte Brunskill

Abstract:

Explores the most significant pieces of relevant legislation. Provides a summary of each Act, identifies sections of legislation particularly pertinent to record keeping, outlines penalties for non-compliance and explores practical implications of compliance.

Key words

legislation

compliance

Public Records Acts

Local Government Acts

data protection

freedom of information

environmental information

penalties

Introduction

Legislation has had a profound impact on the practice of managing records – particularly public records – in the UK. Until the latter part of the last century, the majority of enactments focused on archive records. It was not until the 1990s ...

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