The term ‘data processing’ covers a breadth of different activities, including the organisation and storage of data, the enhancement of data, the preservation of data, and more. As data moves through different processing stages, there are a number of points at which its evidentiary value may be compromised. The Audio Data Processing Best Practices, below, are designed to help Collectors minimise this risk. During the processing of data there are also several opportunities to maximise the data’s evidentiary value.