United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 5907
Ministry of Defence: Public Records
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2 June 2026
Last action
8 June 2026 · Answer
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Answered
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Defence
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8 June 2026
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what oversight, involvement, responsibility and accountability Ministers have for decisions relating to the closure of documents to the public for 100 years.
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2 June 2026
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what oversight, involvement, responsibility and accountability Ministers have for decisions relating to the closure of documents to the public for 100 years.
Source: Commons
8 June 2026
Answer
In accordance with the statutory Code of Practice on the management of records, Ministry of Defence (MOD) Ministers have the authority to make a final decision on the closure (and continued closure) of records. However day-to-day management of Defence rec...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-06-02/5907
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1911196
- uk · wq-1911196 · source updated 8 June 2026