The background and legislation around our role in the archive sector.
Read the response to the consultation on a strategic vision for archives.
In 2011, The National Archives took on additional leadership responsibilities for archives in England.
In 2019, The National Archives published its first three-year digital capacity building strategy, Plugged In, Powered Up (PIPU), for the archive sector.
Our first digital capacity building strategy, Plugged In, Powered Up set out an ambitious plan of programmes, training and resources to support the archives sector meet its digital ambitions.
We work with Arts Council England on several initiatives and have agreed our approach to working together in a Memorandum of Understanding.
The history of the commission Appointed by Royal Warrant in 1869, The Historical Manuscripts Commission (HMC) was first formed to document the location of records and papers in private hands, as opposed to those held at the Public Record Office.
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