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Guidance for recruiters on how to move vacancies to the archive.
How and when to remove or retire content from GOV.UK.
Evaluation of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills impact assessment for Copyright exception for archiving and preservation
eForms submitted more than 7 years ago will be archived to restore stability to eForms database.
When you should withdraw content, when you should unpublish content, and what content gets labelled as from a previous government.
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Learn how to publish accessible documents to meet the needs of all users under the accessibility regulations.
Sets out standards required for the management of records for organisations who work within, or under contract to the NHS in England.
Privacy notice for participants of UK Holocaust Memorial Foundation (UKHMF) Testimony.
UKHO Data Archiving Centre INSPIRE Portal – Data Refresh
Explains how to carry out an audit to check what personal data your school holds. You can use a data retention schedule to document how long you'll keep different types of data for.
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