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permissions must be sought from the individuals concerned), ideally prior to record creation. 
This is the best way to ensure that the records are managed in accordance with privacy 
legislation and that the preserver will be able to effectively include the privacy issues relevant to 
the records in the preservation feasibility study during appraisal. The designated preserver for 
each records creator should, as a trusted custodian, be granted access to records containing 
personal information to perfor