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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