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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