You asked

Please find below my request for general information. It relates to the transfer of born-digital records to The National Archives (TNA):

  1. Has your organisation transferred born-digital records to TNA?

  2. If not, when do you anticipate that you will transfer born-digital records to TNA?

  3. Which of the processes for born-digital records is the most resource intensive for the Office for National Statistics (ONS)?

  4. Which of the processes for born-digital records is the least resource intensive for the ONS?

  5. Is the sensitivity review of born-digital records in your department technology assisted?

  6. Which Freedom of Information exemptions, if any, most apply/will apply to your department's born-digital records at transfer stage?

  7. What date does/will your department use for the trigger date for the transfer of digital records?

  8. Does your department use outsourced IT?

We said

  1. Has your organisation transferred born-digital records to TNA?

    No.

  2. If not, when do you anticipate that you will transfer born-digital records to TNA?

    2024.

  3. Which of the processes for born-digital records is the most resource intensive for the ONS?

    Not applicable, currently. However, we anticipate that it will be Appraisal and Selection.

  4. Which of the processes for born-digital records is the least resource intensive for the ONS?

    Not applicable, currently. However, we anticipate that it will be the transfer process.

  5. Is the sensitivity review of born-digital records in your department technology assisted?

    Not applicable, we do not have a system in place yet.

  6. Which Freedom of Information exemptions, if any, most apply/will apply to your department's born-digital records at transfer stage?

    We anticipate that this will be personal when we begin the transfer of born-digital records.

  7. What date does/will your department use for the trigger date for the transfer of digital records?

    We plan to use the declaration date of record.

  8. Does your department use outsourced IT?

    No.