Operational selection policies (OSPs) apply the criteria set out in the Records collection policy to the records of individual departments and agencies or to records relating to a cross-departmental theme.

This policy replaces the previous Acquisition and Disposition Strategy and sets out which records The National Archives will and will not collect from public records bodies, when it will collect them and where they will be held.

A guide to the procedure for Departmental Record Officers (DRO) to request open and closed records held at The National Archives.

This form is for Departmental Record Officers (DRO) and/or Authorised Deputies to request documents originated by their department and held by The National Archives.

This form is for Departmental Records Officer (DRO) or Authorised Deputies to request the setting up of a DORIS account on The National Archives Government Secure Intranet (GSI) network.

The National Archives has produced this guidance to help those working on official government publications. The aim is to promote a better understanding of standard publishing industry processes and practices that affect a document’s availability, accessibility, status and provenance at publication and afterwards.

This form must accompany digital records being transferred to The National Archives.

This guidance describes the technical factors that should be considered when establishing policies and procedures for managing the digital records of an inquiry, to reduce the cost and impact of the operational management of the records in support of the inquiry, and to safeguard the Public Record for the future.

The purpose of this guidance is to demonstrate how an organisation can improve the management of records within their file systems.

This guidance describes eight common outcomes that if delivered will ensure the value of digital information, and the benefits of managing it, are realised.