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# Tanks to Botanics – archives win accredited status

Two radically different archives, Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh and The Tank
Museum at Bovington, have won accredited status for the first time for their
archive services.

Published 27 March 2025

The award shows they meet the UK standard for managing collections and enabling
public access to their records. It also means they have shown resilience and the
ability to manage changing circumstances successfully.

All accredited archive services must apply again for accreditation six years
after their initial award. These archives were awarded accreditation for the
second time:

* Buckinghamshire Archives
* East Riding of Yorkshire Archives
* HSBC Archives
* Hull History Centre
* Imperial War Museums
* National Gallery Research Centre
* National Maritime Museum
* National Portrait Gallery Archive
* Oswestry Town Council Archives
* Oxford Brookes University Special Collections
* Public Record Office of Northern Ireland
* West Sussex Record Office

The awards were made by a UK Archive Service Accreditation Committee panel.

Archive Service Accreditation is supported by a partnership of the Archives and
Records Association (UK), Archives and Records Council Wales, National Records
of Scotland, Public Record Office of Northern Ireland, Scottish Council on
Archives, The National Archives and the Welsh Government through its Museums,
Archives and Libraries Wales division.

[View the full list of accredited archive
services](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/archives-sector/archive-service-accreditation/accredited-archive-services/)

[Find out more about Archive Service
Accreditation](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/archives-sector/archive-service-accreditation/)

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