Ministry of Defence: WhatsApp
(asked on 4th March 2024) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what guidance his Department issues on the use of WhatsApp.
This question was answered on 11th March 2024
In accordance with Cabinet Office Policy [Using non-corporate communication channels (e.g. WhatsApp, private email, SMS) for government business (HTML) - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)] the Ministry of Defence discourages the use of WhatsApp for anything other than keeping in touch purposes, and policy reinforces that personnel must not share or confirm any information above OFFICIAL.