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Genealogy Notes Archives: July 2002
Sunday,14 July, 2002
NEWS: New National Archives Body
http://www.pro.gov.uk/about/hmc.htm
"Arts Minister Tessa Blackstone announces establishment of new
National Archives bodyArts Minister Tessa Blackstone today, 12 July 2002, announced that
the Government intends to establish a new National Archives body
to embrace both public and private archive networks. It will
ensure ready access to archives, in the most useful and convenient
way, for all the UK's citizens and other users. The Public Record
Office (PRO) and the Historical Manuscripts Commission (HMC) are
combining - from 1 April 2003 - to form the National Archives. The
new body, which will report to the Lord Chancellor, will lay the
foundation for a service which will be better equipped to meet the
needs of the two organisations' current and future stakeholders.Tessa Blackstone said "We believe the establishment of a new
National Archives body bringing together the functions of the HMC
and PRO will provide a more effective and efficient archives
service to the UK. It is particularly timely that the PRO and HMC
are coming together as they will be closely involved in the work
of the Archives Task Force that I have also asked Matthew Evans,
Chairman of Resource, to convene to examine the general state of
archives in the UK."The National Archives will maintain the quality of advice for the
public sector and the owners of private archives. It will also
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