Question follow-through · 123223
Cabinet Office: Mobile Phones
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the Cabinet Office policy is on the backup and retention of messages on official mobile devices.
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Cabinet Office
- Tabled
- 24 Mar 2026
- Target answer date
- 13 Apr 2026
- Answer
- 14 Apr 2026 · 21 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
24 Mar 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the Cabinet Office policy is on the backup and retention of messages on official mobile devices.
13 Apr 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
14 Apr 2026
Answer published
Civil Servants and ministers are required to follow the Non-Corporate Communications Channels (NCCCs) Guidance when using WhatsApp or similar messaging systems on their mobile device. This can be found on gov.uk.
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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