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 The policy aims to preserve digital resources by “provid[ing] for the preservation of both content information objects and their associated metadata, the maintenance of a persistent bond between the two, and the creation of new metadata to document the preservation processes undertaken.” The strategy is intended to maintain accessibility and readability of digital resources over time, taking particular care to ensure that the resources are not machine dependent and do not require a specific hardware or software to access them; that the technology does not become obsolete; that the integrity of the resources are maintained to ensure “its continued integrity, authenticity and history”; and that any media used to store the data is not fragile and is stored in appropriate conditions.

The Parliamentary Archives has also established a UK Parliament Web Archive that aims to “capture, preserve, and make accessible UK Parliament information published on the web [and] includes UK Parliament websites and social media dating from 2009 to the present.” Access to the Parliament Web Archive is open to anyone with an internet connection.