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V.Turrell
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I would like to thank everyone who took the time to reply to my
enquiry regarding the legal admissibility of scanned records. The
advise given has been extremely helpful. The general consensus is to
consult BSI PD0008:1999, Legal Admissibility and Evidential Weight of
Information Stored Electronically Code of Practice & Compliance Work
Book. However, I think it is still important to err on the side of
caution and retain these specific types of records for the stipulated
retention period. Given the sensitive and peripatetic nature of GPs
medical records, I still think that the original documents may be
needed for forensic examination and that computer systems are at
present too incongruent.
This is a very interesting topic, and one which I am sure will become
increasingly important.
Thanks again
Vicci Turrell
Assistant Archivist
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