[list-cumbria] Petition not to destroy original wills - SIGNATURES REQUIRED!

[Petra Mitchinson]

Hi Folks,

 

Someone called Richard Holt has started a petition today on the UK Government's petition website:

Do not allow original wills to be destroyed after 25 years 

Please #SaveOurWills! The MoJ proposes to digitise and then allow the destruction of original wills after 25 years. We call for the
original wills to be preserved in perpetuity in line with current legislation. Do not agree to legislative changes that would allow
the destruction of these documents.

1. We think costs of digital preservation and storage could be astronomical. 
2. The loss of digital files may be more likely than the loss of physical documents, for example via file corruption and cyber
attacks. 
3. Flaws and errors made during the digitisation process may happen. 
4. The proposed changes to legislation may set a detrimental precedent for the destruction of other archive collections. 
5. Physical documents provide additional information, such as the materiality of the documents.

 

 

I have signed, and I would encourage as many of you as possible to sign as well.

 

Please note: YOU MUST BE A UK CITIZEN OR RESIDENT TO SIGN!

 

Here is the link:

 

https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/654081 

 

Petra

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