The IC's Awareness Guidance No.8 Records Management FAQs, page 5, item 3 gives a view on the status of information held on back-up servers for the purposes of FOI. Perhaps the analogy at the end of the answer could be applied to DP?
http://www.informationcommissioner.gov.uk/cms/DocumentUploads/AG%208%20Rec%20Man%20FAQl.pdf
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Jackie Leesons
Information Manager
Peterborough City Council
Tel: [01733] 452295
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