AQW 5017/17-22

Mr Andrew Muir
Alliance Party
North Down

Tabled Date: 18/06/2020
Answered On Date: 02/07/2020
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister of Finance when, and by whom, the current Civil Service Email Retention Policy was approved.

Answer:

The NICS undertook a major programme of work in 2007 to implement an electronic records management system, known as TRIM. The current email retention policy was introduced as part of that work. The policy was approved by the Programme Board and endorsed for implementation by each Accounting Officer and Departmental Board.