It follows concerns over use of the messaging app for government business during the pandemic.
, issued by the Cabinet Office, applies to ministers, special advisers, officials, contractors and independent experts advising ministers.
In general, it says government systems should be used for government business and care should be taken over recordkeeping responsibilities. It also outlines how significant government information should be captured into government systems to help accountability. There have also been concerns that ministers could have deleted messages with key information about the government's Covid response, ahead of the independent public inquiry.
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