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Newly accredited archive services announced
Following a recent Archive Service Accreditation Panel, the UK Archive Service Accreditation Committee is pleased to announce that the following archive...
Seeking new delegates for our User Advisory Group
Would you like to represent the views of archive users and help to improve our services? If you are a regular archive user who would like to get involved...
More Prime Minister’s files from 1997 released
Today we have released files from the Prime Minister’s Office and Cabinet Office, covering the early months of Tony Blair’s government in 1997.
The...
Opening up the archives to more visitors
Our reading rooms are now open to pre-booked visitors. You must book a visit to view our documents.
£1million funding for archives sector
We are delighted to announce that the Archives Revealed funding programme will award £1million to archive services over the next three years. Archives...
Play inspired by pauper letters now online
The latest collaboration from The National Archives and the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama is a play inspired by workhouse pauper letters written...
Collections unite to celebrate Central Office of Information
The National Archives has joined with the BFI, and Imperial War Museums (IWM) to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Central Office of Information (COI)...
Essential website maintenance
We are carrying out some essential maintenance work to ensure that our website runs smoothly.
The National Archives to publish court and tribunal judgments
Important court and tribunal judgments will be available via The National Archives for the first time from April 2022.
At present there are multiple...
New member joins The National Archives’ board
We are delighted to announce the appointment of Rommel Pereira as a new non-executive member to The National Archives’ board.
Rommel will also take...
Newly accredited archive services announced
Following a recent panel, the UK Archive Service Accreditation Committee is pleased to announce that the following archive services were awarded Archive...
COVID-19 Archives Fund Grants Awarded
Today, The National Archives announced the successful applicants who have received funding from the COVID-19 Archives Fund. 25 archives from across England,...
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