Public Record Office (Hansard, 20 January 1993)

HC Deb 20 January 1993 vol 217 c260W 260W

§ Mr. Llew Smith
To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department how many papers withheld at the Public Record Office have been subsequently released after review by the Lord Chancellor's advisory council in each year since 1979.

Mr. John M. Taylor
The Advisory Council on Public Records has a role in considering and commenting on applications to the Lord Chancellor by Departments for the extended closure of public records, that is, beyond the statutory period of 30 years after their creation. It has never reviewed records after they have been closed.