Government Departments: e-mail

House of Lords written question – answered at on 4 February 2013.

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Photo of Lord Kennedy of Southwark Lord Kennedy of Southwark Labour

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Information Commissioner's guidance relating to private email accounts has been applied at the Ministry of Justice; and, if so, whether they will publish their policy on the use of private email for public business.

Photo of Lord McNally Lord McNally Deputy Leader of the House of Lords, The Minister of State, Ministry of Justice, Liberal Democrat Leader in the House of Lords

The Information Commissioner's guidance relating to private e-mail has been applied to the Ministry of Justice, and is set out on the departmental intranet and in the Freedom of Information guidance produced by the department for staff. IT security policy on the use of private e-mail for public business is published internally on the departmental intranet.

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