What United Kingdom Public Records Act 1958: Secretary of State Responsibility, Public Record Office, Selection and Preservation, Place of Deposit, Access, and Destruction Controls requires
The Public Records Act 1958, Chapter 51 of 6 and 7 Elizabeth II, is the principal United Kingdom statute governing the selection, preservation, custody, and public access to public records of government and is administered by The National Archives operating under the responsibility of the Secretary of State. Public Records Act 1958, section 1 sets out the general responsibility of the Secretary of State for public records. Public Records Act 1958, section 2 establishes the Public Record Office. Public Records Act 1958, section 3 sets out the selection and preservation of public records, including the duty of every person responsible for public records to make arrangements for their selection. Public Records Act 1958, section 4 governs the place of deposit of public records. Public Records Act 1958, section 5 governs access to public records and historically established the thirty year access rule, which has since been replaced by a twenty year rule under the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010 alongside the Freedom of Information Act 2000. Public Records Act 1958, section 6 governs the destruction of public records in the Public Record Office or other places of deposit. Public Records Act 1958, section 7 governs records for which the Master of the Rolls remains responsible. Public Records Act 1958, section 8 covers court records. Public Records Act 1958, section 9 governs the legal validity of public records and authenticated copies. Public Records Act 1958, section 10 contains the interpretation. The Act is the controlling United Kingdom instrument for public records management and operates alongside the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and the Data Protection Act 2018.
Pillar: Workflow Automation · Authority: United Kingdom Government - The National Archives · Version: 1.0.0 · Last updated:
Primary source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Eliz2/6-7/51/contents
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- Public Records Act 1958, section 1 - general responsibility of the Secretary of State for public records.
- Public Records Act 1958, section 2 - the Public Record Office.
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