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Other archival legislation

There is no official archival legislation that formalises arrangements for the provision of archive services at local and regional levels for records that have been created by an administrative body or for records which it has in its custody.

There are a number of legislative acts and Statutory Instruments that go some way to safeguard historical records but in many cases the wording is open to interpretation. This section outlines the main acts, statutory instruments and measures of the Church of England that have an impact on the care and custody of records. For more information on proposed legislation to replace the permissive legislation with statutory requirements, see proposed records management and archives legislation