Advocacy & Publications
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The National Council on Archives promotes archives and archival issues to government, parliament, decision-makers, funders, other sections of the heritage domain, the media and the general public.

Here are some of our publications and other materials advocating the value of archives for business, pleasure, heritage, democratic and legal uses.

• Draft Cultural Property (Armed Conflict) Bill

  NCA's response to legislation to ratify the Hague Protocol for the protection of cultural property during conflict, March 2008.

• Review of the Thirty Year Rule

  NCA's response to the Review of the Thirty Year Closure Rule, March 2008

• Responding to Change

  NCA's response to organisational change of MLA, March 2008

• Consultation on Strategy for UK Screen Heritage

  NCA response to Strategy for UK Screen Heritage, September 2007

• NCA Observations

  on the conclusions and recommendations of the House of Commons Culture, Media and Sport Committee Inquiry 'Caring for our Collections' Jul 2007.

• ‘Securing excellence; delivering for communities’

  NCA Response to ‘Securing excellence; delivering for communities’ Museums, Libraries and Archives and the Local Government White Paper. Jul 2007

• National Council on Archives response to Heritage Protection for 21st Century White Paper

• Museums and Galleries Collections Development Initiative

  NCA response to Heritage Lottery Fund's 'Museums and Galleries Collections Development Initiative' consultation. January 2007

• Commission on Integration and Cohesion

  The NCA's response to the DCLG's Commission on Integration and Cohesion of communities consultation.

• Understanding the Future of Museums

  NCA's response to the DCMS' second consultation on "Understanding the Future: Priorities for England's Museums".

• DCMS Consultation on Lottery Share Post 2009

  This is the NCA's response to the DCMS Consultation on the distribution of the share of lottery money to arts and film, heritage and sport from 2009. Consultation period ended February 2006

• Caring for our Collections Inquiry, Sept 2006

  NCA response to the Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee of the House of Commons' Inquiry: Caring for our Collections.

• Gowers Review of Intellectual Property April 2006

  This is the NCA response to the Gowers Review of Intellectual Property addressing concerns around copyright for archives and similar repositories.

• AHRC consultation March 2006

  The Arts and Humanities Research Council consulted on its support to high quality research in the UK's Museums, Galleries, Libraries and Archives.

• Registration Modernisation February 2006

  This is the NCA's response to the General Register Office's Position and Consultation paper on the delivery of the local registration service in England and Wales. The Paper can be viewed at http://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/aboutus/lookingahead/index.asp#0

• Heritage Lottery Fund Third Strategic Plan Pre-Consultation, Feb 2006

  This is the NCA's response to the Heritage Lottery Fund's pre-consultation paper 'Our Heritage, Our Future, Your Say' which outlines their proposed strategy for the period 2008-2013. Consultation period ended February 2006.

• NCA response to the New Media Inquiry February 2006

  This is the NCA response to the New Media Inquiry led by the DCMS.

• Protecting and Preserving Our Heritage, Jan 2006

  This is the NCA's response to the DCMS Commons Select Committee Inquiry into protecting, preserving and making accessible our nation's heritage

• Hague Convention November 2005

  This is the NCA's response to the DCMS consultation on the ratification of the 1954 Hague Convention (protection of cultural heritage and property during times of armed conflict) and its two protocols.

• Electoral Registers October 2005

  This is the NCA's response to the Department for Constitutional Affairs (DCA) Proposed changes to the Representation of the People Regulations or Electoral Registers.

• Boundary Commitee Final Recommendations, July 2004

• Archives Task Force, Letter to Tessa Jowell, May 2004

  NCA argues for Government support for the Archives Task Force recommendations. Letter to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport.

• National Monuments Record, February 2004

  NCA response to NMR review highlights importance of online successes and future plans

• Boundary Committee, February 2004

  Response to the Boundary Committee's Local Government Review proposals for the North East, North West and Yorshire and the Humber

• The National Archives Proposed Framework of Standards, January 2004

  The NCA urges The National Archives to take a more holistic approach to the proposed framework if it is to meet the National Archives stated aim of being useful to all kinds of archives in the UK regardless of their remit.

• Civil Registration Review, ONS, October 2003

  NCA raises major concerns about access to information for users, status of the records, funding, and consistency in application of the proposals.

• Proposed National Archive Legislation, October 2003

  NCA fully supports The National Archives efforts to secure new archival legislation covering both records management and archive services.

• Archives Task Force, Resource, July 2003

  NCA urges Resource to make the most of this once in a generation opportunity to improve the future for archives and their users.

• Archive Task Force, July 2003

  NCA responds to Archives Task Force Consultation urging the report to demonstrate the contribution of archives and records management to Government.

• Sector Skills Councils, Department for Education and Skills, May 2003

  NCA highlights concerns from within the archive and records management profession that the development of a Creative Sector Skill Council and a Life-long Learning Sector Skills Council may leave us to fall between both stalls.

• Cross-domain Designation Scheme, Resource, May 2003

  NCA raises some concerns about the scope of the scheme for archives and looks to work with Resource to resolve the issues.

• UK Audiovisual Archive Strategy Draft, April 2003

  NCA supports the draft Film Archive Forum strategy but urges some changes to make the strategy more powerful.

• Beacon Councils Scheme, ODPM, April 2003

  NCA, along with Resource, recommends that archives are considered under Round 7 “Community Accountability”.

• British Film Industry Inquiry, Commons Select Committee, March 2003

  NCA highlights the how the real potential of the UK’s audiovisual archives are being held back by lack of a sustainable structure for development.

World's first through-the-wall cash machine 1967. Courtesy of Barclay's Bank.

The famous Hyde Park free speech corner. Imperial War Museum, Crown Copyright.