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Home Office: WhatsApp

Asked by Sir John HayesConservativeHome OfficeTabled Answered 2 March 2026UIN 113459

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether it is her Department's policy that (a) Ministers and (b) special advisers use the disappearing messages function on Whatsapp on Government devices.

Answered by Sarah Jones

The primary guidance that ministers and officials should follow is the Non-Corporate Communications Channels (NCCCs).

Guidance issued by the Government Digital Service: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/non-corporate-communication-channels-for-government-business

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