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Proposed records management and archives legislation

On 29 August 2003, The National Archives launched a public consultation on proposed national records and archives legislation. The paper asked questions about future legislative provision for the needs of archive users, and of public sector bodies that produce records and archives.

• Download the consultation paper as a pdf document (PDF, 658.16kb)

• Download the Welsh language version as a pdf document (PDF, 668.96kb)

The closing date for comments was 21 November 2003. We received a large number of responses from a range of interested parties including central government departments, local government, archivists and records managers, and groups representing archives users. Since then, we have reviewed and analysed the large number of responses which were received, and we are investigating cost implications.

• Download the full report as pdf document (PDF, 414.05kb)

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