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The home of The National Archives on GOV.UK. The National Archives is the official archive and publisher for the UK government and for England and Wales. It is the guardian of some of our most iconic national documents, dati…
Code of Practice issued under section 46 of the Freedom of Information Act by the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport providing guidance to public authorities on the keeping, management and destruction o…
The Secretary of State has reappointed Sonia Cargan and Rommel Pereira as Board Members of The National Archives.
This report details the annual report and accounts for The National Archives.
The framework document sets out the broad governance framework within which The National Archives and DCMS operate.
1.5 million pages of unit war diaries digitised
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
This report details the work of The National Archives between April 2017 and March 2018
This impact assessment gives costs and benefits of implementing amendments to the European Directive on the Re-use of Public Sector Information.
This report details the 2022 to 2023 annual report and accounts for The National Archives.
Reports and explanations regarding the transfer of records from the Ministry of Defence (MOD) to The National Archives from 2012 onwards.
The UK Government has committed £5m to support the recommendations of a memorialisation strategy that will be commissioned through the Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill currently progressing through …
Reports and explanations regarding the transfer of records from the Ministry of Defence (MOD) to The National Archives from 2020.
DCMS in-year and end of year performance related payments for the 2019 to 2020 appraisal year.
The package will help users learn about the Belfast (Good Friday) Agreement and its contribution to peace and prosperity in Northern Ireland
Reports and explanations regarding the transfer of records from the Ministry of Defence (MOD) to The National Archives from 2019.
This document sets out the accountability framework for The National Archives
The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Rt Hon Chris Heaton-Harris MP, has announced the development of a new educational package telling the story of the Belfast (Good Friday) Agreement and Northern Ireland’s transform…
Outcome of the limited public consultation on the transfer of World War 2 RAF casualty packs to the National Archives.
This document contains the following information: The third annual report and resource accounts on the work of The National Archives and the third report of the Advisory Council on National Records and Archives 2005 to 2006
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