Public records from local Magistrates’ Courts, Coroners’ Courts, Prisons, NHS organisations, Coastguards and other Public Records Bodies specified in the secondary legislation under the Public Records Act are required to be transferred to specific Places of Deposit, appointed by The National Archives under the Public Records Act 1958.
These public records bodies are required to appraise their records and, select those worthy of permanent retention; undertake a sensitivity review of the selected records to identify those which carry exemptions under Freedom of Information and other legislation; list and prepare the records to be transferred; and arrange, with the Place of Deposit, the delivery of the records to it. Contact the Archive Sector Leadership department at asl@nationalarchives.gov.uk for more information.
If you aren’t sure whether your organisation should be transferring records to a local Place of Deposit, please contact The National Archives’ Archive Sector Leadership Department at asl@nationalarchives.gov.uk.
If you represent a transferring body and are unsure which Place of Deposit you should be transferring your records, please contact the Archive Sector Leadership Department at asl@nationalarchives.gov.uk.
If you represent a Place of Deposit and wish to clarify which local Public Records Bodies should be transferring records to you, please contact the Archive Sector Leadership Department at asl@nationalarchives.gov.uk.