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Local authority protected records

Protected records are records that local authorities must get prior approval from the Chief Archivist to destroy. 

Get notes on the different classes of protected records and learn how local authorities must store and preserve protected records.

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List of protected records for local authorities - Explanatory notes

Guidance on identifying the different classes of local authority protected records.

Physical storage and preservation of protected information

This instruction details how local authorities must store and preserve protected records