Who is Responsible for Managing Records within HM Treasury?
Everyone who works for the Treasury, directly or indirectly, has a role to play in ensuring the department has fit for purpose records management. The Treasury Board has overall responsibility for ensuring the quality of the Treasury’s records keeping meets business needs and statutory requirements. The Departmental Records Officer is responsible for: • Developing and managing an organisation wide records management programme that meets the requirements of the Public Records Act. • Providing advice on records management issues and promoting best information/records management practice. • Ensuring the records management policy compiles with the Government’s Security Policy Framework. Team Leaders are responsible for: • Ensuring all staff, consultants, contractors and subcontractors appointed to their team to deliver activities on behalf of the Treasury are aware that the information they create and receive during that period belongs to HM Treasury • Responsible for ensuring the informat
