Question follow-through · 5006
Government Departments: WhatsApp
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what plans he has to revise the guidance entitled Non-corporate communication channels for government business, published on 30 March 2023, in relation to the use of WhatsApp on private
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- Answering body
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
- Tabled
- 10 Sept 2024
- Target answer date
- 12 Sept 2024
- Answer
- 18 Sept 2024 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
10 Sept 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what plans he has to revise the guidance entitled Non-corporate communication channels for government business, published on 30 March 2023, in relation to the use of WhatsApp on private
12 Sept 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
18 Sept 2024
Answer published
The guidance “Using non-corporate communication channels (e.g. WhatsApp, private email, SMS) for government business” will be reviewed on or before 31 December 2025.
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
Later records
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