A Bill to exempt the Department for Work and Pensions from statutory requirements to retain files in written form where it holds electronic files of the information in an approved form; and for connected purposes.
House of Commons
12 April 2010
May contain errors — check source documents for definitive information.
This bill would allow the Department for Work and Pensions to keep records electronically rather than in writing, provided the electronic format is approved. It applies to the retention of files held by the DWP and includes related purposes. In short, it aims to modernise how the department stores its information.
The bill is currently at the second reading stage in the House of Commons, having originated in the Commons. Further parliamentary stages remain to be considered.
Generated 21 February 2026
10 Feb 2010
This Bill was presented to Parliament on 10 February 2010. This is known as First Reading and there was no debate on the Bill at this stage.
The 2009-10 session of parliament has prorogued and this Bill will make no further progress.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
