HC Deb 22 June 1978 vol 952 c310W
Mr. Moonman

asked the Secretary of State for Defence what are the rules governing the selective destruction of Army records of boards of inquiry, or their withholding from the Public Records Office.

Mr. Robert C. Brown

The disposal of records of Army boards of inquiry are dealt with, as are other public records of the Ministry of Defence, in accordance with the Public Records Acts 1958 and 1967. Records selected for permanent preservation are transferred to the Public Record Office. The remainder are normally destroyed when no longer required for administrative use.