Rejected petition Stop government destroying files in state departments without digital backups.
Stop destroying files, particularly in relation to crimes or which might be required at a later date. This is unnecessary when digital copies can be made before destruction.
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To ensure anyone who may be involved in historic crimes are prosecuted and evidence is maintained.
This petition was rejected
Why was this petition rejected?
It’s not clear what the petition is asking the UK Government or Parliament to do.
Petitions need to call on the Government or Parliament to take a specific action.
We're not sure exactly how you'd like the Government or Parliament to change the law relating to the retention and disposal of records. For example, what types of information you'd like to be retained or archived that aren't already under existing legislation and how long you'd like them to be stored for.
You could start a new petition explaining clearly what you would like the Government or Parliament to do.
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