Government documents now become available to historians and others for research purposes after twenty years rather than thirty which was the case until 2013. A 20-year rule has replaced the original 30-year rule introduced in the 1970s.
The new system, however is not working as well as it should. That was the theme of comments in the Lords on June 8 when Alistair Lexden asked an oral question about the problems that have arisen.
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