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Electronic Messaging: Copyright

Asked by Mike WoodConservativeCabinet OfficeTabled Answered 23 June 2026UIN 11156

The question

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what guidance the Cabinet Office provides to Departments on the (a) copyright and (b) ownership of electronic messages retained on non-corporate devices relating to official government business after a (i) civil

Answered by Nick Thomas-Symonds

Official information, wherever stored, is considered to be held by the Crown, as set out in the Government’s 2023 ‘Guidance on Using Non-Corporate Communication Channels for Government Business’.

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