Reference Points

Freedom of Information Act
Statutory Codes of Practice

Standards Accepted in Records Management

British Standards (BSI)

BS 4783
Storage, transportation and maintenance of media for use in data processing and information storage
BS 7799 / ISO 17799
Code of practice for information security management
BS ISO 15489-1
Information and Documentation - Records Management - Part 1: General
BSI DISC PD 0008
Code of practice for legal admissibility and evidential weight of information stored on electronic document management systems
BSI DISC PD0010
Principles of good practice for information management
BSI DISC PD0012
Guide to the practical implications of the Data Protection Act 1998

Public Record Office standards for the management of public records

The Public Record Office publishes standards, guidance and toolkits on the management of public records, covering their entire life cycle.

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