Written Question·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·UIN 23485

Government Departments: Slack

Tabled: 13 January 2025

Answered: 21 January 2025

Question

Mr Richard Holden

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether Slack is permitted as an (a) corporate and (b) non-corporate communication channel in Government.

Answer

Feryal Clark

There is no specific policy on use of Slack across Government.Slack is used by Digital, Data and Technology Professionals in Departments for cross Government communication.The Central Digital and Data Office have set out the Technology Code of Practice