Transparency

We strive to be an open and transparent organisation. In addition to responding to government’s requests for particular information to be published, we aim to proactively share as much information as possible.

You can also find information we make available about our organisation by visiting our publication scheme pages.

For questions or queries about our transparency pages please contact transparency@nationalarchives.gov.uk.

Much of the information on our Transparency pages is available on the data.gov.uk website.

Find items relating to the governance of The National Archives, including our Framework Document, the Terms of Reference for our Executive Team and Board, our Conflicts of Interest Policy and our Register of Interests.

In 2013 the government began its move towards releasing records when they are 20 years old, instead of 30.

Find data on our electricity use and read about what we do to reduce our carbon emissions and promote biodiversity.

View how we spend public money and the financial information we submit to Treasury.

Discover how many Freedom of Information requests we receive and how we have responded to them.

See how many documents we deliver to the public and how people rate our services.

Find out the commitments the government has made in terms of procurement and contracting.

See how The National Archives is structured, find out about staff diversity and discover the results of our staff engagement survey.

Our takedown and reclosure policy describes the circumstances in which information in open records may be subsequently closed by The National Archives.

The National Archives holds more than 15 million public records at Kew on behalf of the UK Government. Our paper collection, housed on more than 200km of shelving, continues to grow every year. Occasionally a very small number of these files are found not to be in their correct location.

Through the Information Management Report (IMR), The National Archives drives compliance with the Public Records Act (PRA) and Section 46 Code of Practice.

The National Archives is committed to conducting its affairs and acquiring goods and services without causing harm to others.