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+Title: Backup and Recovery Policy
+Document ID: [POL-BACKUP-001]
+Version: 0.1 Draft
+Status: Draft
+Owner: CISO (Paul Jenkins)
+Approver: CEO (Paul Hague)
+Classification: Internal
+Effective date: [DD Month YYYY]
+Review date: [DD Month YYYY]
+
+# Backup and Recovery Policy
+
+## Purpose
+
+This policy defines BlackDice's expectations for protecting data and service recoverability through backup and recovery arrangements.
+
+## Scope
+
+This policy applies to in-scope data, configurations, system components, supporting platforms, and recovery information relevant to BlackDice services and business operations.
+
+## Objectives
+
+- maintain recoverability of important data and service components
+- reduce the impact of data loss, corruption, or service disruption
+- ensure recovery arrangements are defined and tested
+
+## Principles / Policy Statements
+
+Backup and recovery arrangements must be defined according to business criticality, recovery needs, and risk.
+
+Backups must be protected against unauthorised access, tampering, loss, and inappropriate deletion.
+
+Cloud-native and Kubernetes-based services must consider recovery of data, configurations, infrastructure definitions, and dependencies needed to restore service.
+
+Recovery requirements should reflect service commitments, business priorities, and operational constraints.
+
+Backup restoration capability must be tested at planned intervals.
+
+## Roles and Responsibilities
+
+- [Role] must define backup and recovery expectations.
+- System owners must ensure required backup and recovery arrangements exist.
+- Operational teams must perform and evidence testing and restoration activity as required.
+
+## Compliance / Exceptions
+
+Any gap in backup coverage or recovery capability must be documented, assessed for risk, and addressed through remediation or approved exception.
+
+## Monitoring and Review
+
+This policy should be reviewed through backup testing, recovery exercises, incidents, change review, and audit.
+
+## Related Documents
+
+- Information Security Policy
+- Backup Testing Procedure
+- Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Policy
+- Data Retention Standard
+
+## Version Control
+
+| Version | Date | Description of Change | Author |
+| --- | --- | --- | --- |
+| 0.1 Draft | [DD Month YYYY] | Initial draft. | [Name or Role] |