4 Response Accepted

Distributed Permanent Archive at Sheffield/Liverpool/Kew

Recommendation

The Panel proposes a Distributed Permanent Archive of the original material at Sheffield Archives and Liverpool Record Office and for central government records at The National Archives at Kew. Such a Distributed Archive is in keeping with the nature of the records and the services which the three archives can best provide and which they are willing to do.

Published Evidence Summary
The following publicly available evidence relates to this recommendation:
Government reports this recommendation as delivered. Implemented.
Sources
Government response (2012-12-01): Accepted Text: Implemented. A Distributed Permanent Archive was established as recommended. The Panel's report stated: "The Panel proposes a Distributed Permanent Archive of the original material at Sheffield Archives and Liverpool Record Office, with central government records held at The National Archives at Kew Progress update (2012-12-01): Completed Implemented. A Distributed Permanent Archive was established as recommended. The Panel's report stated: "The Panel proposes a Distributed Permanent Archive of the original material at Sheffield Archives and Liverpool Record Office, with central government records held at The National Archives at Kew
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Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Response
Accepted
Accepted The National Archives
01 Dec 2012

Implemented. A Distributed Permanent Archive was established as recommended. The Panel's report stated: "The Panel proposes a Distributed Permanent Archive of the original material at Sheffield Archives and Liverpool Record Office, with central government records held at The National Archives at Kew. Such a Distributed Archive is in keeping with the nature of the records and the services which the three archives can best provide." Original materials are now held across these three sites. (Source: Hillsborough Independent Panel Report 2012)

Source
Inquiry Hillsborough Panel
Report Hillsborough: The Report of the Hillsborough Independent Panel 12 Sep 2012
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Responsible Bodies
The National Archives Primary
Themes & Tags
Weak Government Accountability & Scrutiny Records Archiving Public Access
Recommendation age 14.0 yrs
Last formal update 5033 days ago