In response to the establishment of the Royal Commission into the Robodebt Scheme, the National Archives issued a disposal freeze on 31 August 2022. The disposal freeze suspends National Archives' permissions for the destruction of records that may be required by the Royal Commission and any consequent Government action. It will remain in force until otherwise advised by the National Archives.

Relevant records and any associated drafts and working papers cannot be destroyed using any agency-specific or general records authorities or through normal administrative practice (NAP). The only exception to this is in response to the establishment of the Royal Commission into the Robodebt Scheme, the National Archives issued a disposal freeze on 31 August 2022. The disposal freeze suspends National Archives' permissions for the destruction of records that may be required by the Royal Commission and any consequent Government action. It will remain in force until otherwise advised by the National Archives.

Relevant records and any associated drafts and working papers cannot be destroyed using any agency-specific or general records authorities or through normal administrative practice (NAP). The only exception to this is notice of disposal freeze (pdf 191kb)

Any questions in relation to this disposal freeze should be directed to the National Archives via the Agency Service Centre.