FOI/202300382974 · FOI · unclear
Mobile messaging apps usage and policy guidance: FOI release
Information requested
Speaking to the media on 30th October 2023, the First Minister said:
“Remember, of course, we had a social media messaging policy which actually required us to routinely delete WhatsApp messages. That was the policy at the time.”
Please provide the text of this policy, and a list of those (by name or by position) to whom it applied.
Response
Please see the link below to the Scottish Government mobile messaging apps usage and policy guidance which sets out how information in messaging apps should be managed.
Mobile messaging apps ‐ usage and policy: guidance ‐ gov.scot (www.gov.scot)
This applies to everyone in the Scottish Government.
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Contact Please quote the FOI reference Central Enquiry Unit Email: ceu@gov.scot Phone: 0300 244 4000 The Scottish Government St Andrews House Regent Road Edinburgh EH1 3DG
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