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

[Steve Hayes]

On 9 Jan 2024 at 20:03, Petra Mitchinson via list-cumbria wrote:

> 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.

For more problems with digital documents, see here:

<https://methodius.blogspot.com/2023/11/digitisation-is-death-to-data.html>




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